IBPS SO Prelims Exam Model Paper 9

Given:
Votes by which winner won the election = 3280
Calculation:
Let the initial voters be x
18% votes were declared invalid and 3800 people didn’t cast their votes
∴ Valid votes = (x– 3800) × (

82

100

)
Winner received 70% of valid votes
∴ Loser received 30% of valid votes
⇒ Difference = 70 – 30 = 40% =

40

100

=

2

5

Votes by which winner won the election = 3280
40% of Valid votes = 3280
⇒ (x– 3800) × (

82

100

) ×

2

5

= 3280
⇒ (x– 3800) = 10000
⇒ x = 13800
∴ Total voters initially was 13800