Question

Out of 15,000 voters in a constituency, $60\%$ voted in the elections. How many voters did not vote in the election?

• A. 5000
• B. 10000
• C. 6000
• D. 7000

Answer 1

The correct option is C 6000

Given,
Total number of voters = 15000
Percentage of voters who voted = $60\%$
Now,
Percentage of those who did not vote
$=100\%-60\%=40\%$
Number of people who did not vote = $40\%of15000$
$=\frac{40}{100}\times 15000=6000$

Therefore, 6000 people did not vote.

[The number of people who did not vote can also be calculated by finding the number of people who voted, at first, and then subtracting this number from the total number of voters.]