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Q.

Two candidates fought in a municipality election. One of them got 54% of the total votes pooled and won by 1080 votes. What was the total number of votes polled ?

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Correct choice: B

Explanation:

Given in municipality election 54% votes have won by 1080 Let the total number of votes be x. 54x100 − 46x100 = 1080 8x = 108000 x = 13,500 Therefore, total number of votes = 13,500.
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