NCHMCT JEE 2021 Question Paper with solutions for online practice

Question : 78 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

At an election, a candidate secures

40 \%

of the votes, but is defeated by the other candidate by a majority of 298 votes. Find the total number of votes recorded.

Solution:

(b) Let total number of votes recorded

=x

Now, according to the question,

(60 \%

x)-(40 \%

x)=298

20 \%

x=298

⇒ x × \;{20}/{100} \;\; =298

⇒ \;{x}/{5} \;\; =298

⇒ x \;\; =5 × 298

⇒ x \;\; =1490

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