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In an election, BJP received 60% of the votes and Congress received the rest. If BJP won by 24 votes, how many people voted?


A

120

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60

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72

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100

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Solution

The correct option is A

120


If BJP received 60% of the votes this implies that Congress received 40% of the total number of votes. The difference between them, 20% , represents 24 votes. Therefore, the total number of votes cast was 5 × 24 =120.


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