Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Percentage

    Two candidates fought in a municipality election. One of them got 54% of the total votes pooled and won by 1080 votes. What was the total number of votes polled ?

    ক)
    12000
    খ)
    13500
    গ)
    15400
    ঘ)
    11000

    Explanation

    Given in municipality election 54% votes have won by 1080 Let the total number of votes be x. 54x100  −  46x100  =  1080\frac{54\mathrm x}{100}\;-\;\frac{46\mathrm x}{100}\;=\;1080 8x = 108000 x = 13,500 Therefore, total number of votes = 13,500.

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