Quantitative Aptitude · solved example
In an election between two candidates, the winner secured 58% of the valid votes and won by 4800 votes. How many valid votes were polled?
- 24000
- 27000
- 30000Correct
- 32000
- 36000
Solution
The winner had 58% and the loser 42%, a gap of 16% of the valid votes. That 16% equals the winning margin of 4800, so the total is 4800 / 0.16 = 30000. Turn the margin into a percentage of the whole before dividing.