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In a certain election, 92% of the total voters cast their votes and the winning candidate got elected with 75% of the votes polled. What percent of the number of total votes did he get?
In a certain election, 92% of the total voters cast their votes and the winning candidate got elected with 75% of the votes polled. What percent of the number of total votes did he get?
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To find the percentage of total votes received by the winner, multiply the percentage of votes polled by the percentage of votes the candidate received.
Updated On: Feb 15, 2025
- 57%
- 69%
- 67%
- 72%
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Let the total number of voters be \( N \).
The total votes cast are 92% of \( N \), so the total votes cast are \( 0.92N \).
The winning candidate got 75% of the votes polled, which is \( 0.75 \times 0.92N = 0.69N \).
Thus, the winning candidate got \( 0.69N \) votes out of the total \( N \) votes, which is 69%.
Therefore, the winning candidate received 69% of the total votes, corresponding to option (2).
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