In an election between 2 candidates, the winning candidate gets 2940 valid votes, while the losing candidate gets 40% of the valid votes. If 2% of the votes polled were declared invalid, then what is the total number of votes polled ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
40% = \(\frac{2}{5}\)
ATQ , \(\frac{3}{5}\) of total Valid votes = 2940
Total valid votes = 4900
Total valid votes = 98% of Total Votes
Total Number of Votes = \(\frac{4900}{49}\) × 50
= 5000