Question

Two candidates contested in an election. One of them secured 62.5% of the total votes and won by 996 votes. What is the total number of votes cast?(all votes are valid)

• A. 1594
• B. 2656
• C. 3984
• D. 2988

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 3984

Let total votes = (x)

Winner got $(62.5\% = \frac{5}{8})$ of votes
Loser got remaining $(37.5$

Difference in votes:

$\frac{5}{8}x - \frac{3}{8}x = \frac{2}{8}x = \frac{1}{4}x$

Given difference = 996:
$\frac{1}{4}x = 996$
$x = 996 \times 4 = 3984$

Final Answer: 3984 votes