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In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15,000 votes. What is the number of votes polled by the winning candidate?

A37500

B26250

C11650

D21150

Answer:

B. 26250

Read Explanation:

Let total votes polled be P. Winning candidate got 70 % votes. ​Px40/100=15000 P=15000X100/40=37500 Votes polled by winning candidate=37500x70/100=26250


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