In an election, 68% of the voters exercised their franchise. Of these, 48% were women. The number of males exercising their franchise was 53,040. How many eligible voters were there in total?
Choose the correct choice from the following options.
A) 78741
B) 78781
C) 78941
D) 77841
E) 77941
Let the eligible voters be x. Then, voters exercised their franchise is 0.68x. Number of woman voters = 0.48 X 0.68x   Therefore, number of male voters = x- 0.48X0.68x = 53040.   53040 = 0.6736x   Therefore, x = 53040/0.6736 =78741   78741
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In an election, 68% of the voters exercised their franchise. Of these, 48% were women. The number of males exercising their franchise was 53,040. How many eligible voters were there in total?