If there are 5,000 voters out of which 20% are not eligible to vote and there are two candidates contesting. The winning candidate won by 15% of the votes. What is the total number of votes he got ?  Choose one
A) 3267  B) 2678  C) 2797  D) 2300  E) 2781
Number of voters eligible for voting = 5000 × 0.8 = 4000   Number of extra votes gotten by the winning candidate = 4000 × 0.15 = 600   Let the number of votes won by winning candidate = x.   ⇒ x – (4000 – x) = 600   ⇒ x = 2300   Answer: 2300
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If there are 5,000 voters out of which 20% are not eligible to vote and there are two candidates contesting. The winning candidate won by 15% of the votes. What is the total number of votes he got ?