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In an election of two candidates, the candidates who gets 43 percent votes is rejected by a majority of 7700 votes. If there are no invalid votes, what is the total number of votes polled.

A40000

B50000

C55000

D60000

Answer:

C. 55000

Read Explanation:

Votes for first candidate = 43% Votes for second candidate = 57% 14% of the total votes (x) =7700 x(14/100)=7700 x=7700*100/14 =55000


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