In a college election between two rivals, a candidate who got 40% of the total votes polled, was defeated by his rival by 160 votes. The total number of votes polled was
Choose the correct choice from the following options:
A) 900  B) 800  C) 700  D) 600  E) None of these
Let total number of votes polled be x.   Then, votes polled by other candidate   = (100 – 40)% of x = 60% of x   Now 60% of x – 40% of x = 160   ⇒ 20x⁄100 = 160 ⇒ x = 800 votes   Answer 800
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In a college election between two rivals, a candidate who got 40% of the total votes polled, was defeated by his rival by 160 votes. The total number of votes polled was