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 ________.

27360 30000 273600 3600

30000

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