Practicing Success
In a panchayat election Candidate A secured 30% of the total votes and did NOT qualify by 6 votes. Candidate B secured 40% of the total votes and got 6 votes more than the bare minimum to qualify. The total number of votes were _________. |
140 160 100 120 |
120 |
Let number of votes = 100x ATQ , (40x - 30x) = 6 + 6 10x = 12 100x = 10 × 12 = 120 |