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:
Answer & Explanation
Answer: D) 45%
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%
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