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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">If one candidate gets 62% votes, the other gets 38% votes. The winning margin is 62%-38%=24% of the total valid votes. Given margin = 1440. So 24% of total = 1440. Total = 1440×100/24 = 6000. This is like saying 24 parts out of 100 are equal to 1440 votes.</td>
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In an election, a candidate got 62% of the valid votes and won by 1440 votes. What was the total number of valid votes?
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Percentage
The answer uses the correct base for the percentage calculation.
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Correct Answer: B
Method / Topic: Percentage
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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; white-space:normal; width:85px">If one candidate gets 62% votes, the other gets 38% votes. The winning margin is 62%-38%=24% of the total valid votes. Given margin = 1440. So 24% of total = 1440. Total = 1440×100/24 = 6000. This is like saying 24 parts out of 100 are equal to 1440 votes.</td>
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