NIFT UG 2019 Question Paper with solutions

Question : 28 of 150

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In an election there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured

40 \%

of votes and is defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. Then the total number of votes polled is

Solution:

Let the total votes be

x

.
According to the question,

\;{x × 40}/{100}+298=\;{x × 60}/{100}

⇒ \;\; \;{40 x}/{100}+298=\;{60 x}/{100}

⇒ \;\; \;{4 x}/{10}+298=\;{6}/{10} x

⇒ \;\; \;{2 x}/{10}=298

∴ \;\; x=1490

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