At an election there were two candidates. A candidate got 38% of votes and lost by 7200 votes. The total number of valid votes is ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Let total number of votes = 100x
Votes of Looser = 38% of 100x = 38x
Votes of winner = 100x - 38x = 62x
According to question ,
62x - 38x = 7200
24x = 7200
x = \(\frac{7200}{24}\) = 300
So , total number of votes = 100 × 300 = 30000