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In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.
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14 Apr 2017, 11:22
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In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of votes enrolled in that election.
As it seems 75% of the voters cast their votes I believe the ans X=(9261*100*100)/(98*75)=12600 Note - the question is total number of votes enrolled in election
If the question was total number of voters then ans X=(12600*100)/75=16800
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14 Apr 2017, 11:47
hello, i want to ask a question. So, basically, the voting system work based on the US ballot system? In other word, 1 person is only able to cast one vote?
(75% - 1.5% = approx. 75%) of Total voters = 12348 Total voters = (12348 * 4)/3 = 4116 * 4 = Close to 16000
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your answer is still unconvincing, it is because if the right answer is either C or D, there is no way to choose the answer using your method of calculation
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14 Apr 2017, 12:31
Assuming total voters enrolled to be 100.
For 75% valid votes.. which makes # of votes as 75.. out of which 2% is invalid ..\(\frac{75*2}{100}\) = 1.5.. total valid votes are 75-1.5=73.5
Now for 73.5 votes 75% are valid . By general cross method
100 - 73.5*75% ? - 9261
=>\(\frac{(9261*100)}{(75 \%*73.5 )}\) =>\(\frac{(9261*100*100)}{(75*73.5)}\) dividing by 25(100 & 75) and 7(9261 & 73.5) and then simplifying gives 16800
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24 Apr 2019, 11:31
My method is a bit long if there is a better method I am open to it We are solving for X which is the total number of votes We know 3/4*73.5/100*x=9261 So x= 16800 IMO A
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27 Apr 2019, 02:47
Bunuel wrote:
In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.
A. 16800 B. 32019 C. 23000 D. 21413 E. 31527
given 0.73*0.75*x = 9261 solve for x we get ~ 16800 IMO A
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88% (02:52) correct 
