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Q.

In an election, there were two candidates only. The candidate who got 62% of the total votes polled and was elected by a majority of 192 votes. The total number of votes polled was?

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Correct choice: A

Explanation:

Suppose total votes polled is x \inline \Rightarrow \inline \frac{62x}{100}=\frac{38x}{100}+192 \inline \Rightarrow \frac{62x}{100}-\frac{38x}{100}=192 \inline \Rightarrow \frac{24x}{100}=192\Rightarrow x=800
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