In an election between 2 parties A and B, A gets 37% of total votes cast and thus lost by 338 votes. The total number of casted votes is (assume none of the votes was declared invalid):
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Let the total no. of votes casted be 100x
A gets 37% of total votes i.e. = 37x
Then , B gets = 100x - 37x = 63x votes
Difference of votes of A and B = 63x - 37x = 26x
ATQ,
26x = 338
26x = 33800
x = 13
100x = 1300 votes