Arithmetic Ability
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150 / 161

Q.

In an election only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent  thus he secured 41% votes of the total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes casted is:

View Answer

Correct choice: D

Explanation:

Let there be x voters and k votes goes to loser then 0.8x - 120 = k + (k + 200) k+200 = 0.41x => k = 1440 and (k + 200) =1640 Therefore 1440/3200 x 100 = 45%
150 / 161