In an election, there were two candidates. One candidate received 38% of the votes and lost by 7200 votes. What was the total number of valid votes?
In an election, there were two candidates. One candidate received 38% of the votes and lost by 7200 votes. What was the total number of valid votes?
एक चुनाव में दो उम्मीदवार थे। एक उम्मीदवार को 38% वोट मिले और वह 7200 वोटों से हार गया। वैध वोटों की कुल संख्या थी?
Detailed Solution & Logic
30000
Let total valid votes be $x$.
One candidate received 38% votes, so he got 0.38x votes.
The other candidate got $62% = 0.62x$ votes.
Difference (losing margin) = $0.62x - 0.38x = 0.24x$
Given: $0.24x = 7200$
So,
$x = \frac{7200}{0.24} = 30000$
Final Answer: 30000
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