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 _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
Let number of votes = 100x
ATQ ,
(40x - 30x) = 6 + 6
10x = 12
100x = 10 × 12 = 120