In an election between two candidates, 12% of voters did not cast their votes. The winner by obtaining 68% of the total votes defeated his contestant by 2880 votes. What was the total number of voters who cast their votes in the election?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Let total voters be 100x
So, total voters who casted their vote = 88x
Now,
Winner got 100x × 68%
= 68a
So, losing candidate got 88x - 68x
= 20x
According to the question,
68x - 20x = 2880
= 48x = 2880
= x = 60
So, number of voters who casted their votes = 60 × 88
= 5280