Problem: In an election, 75% voters were present to elect a mayor from two candidates. Mr. X got 55% of the votes casted and he received 7500 votes, more than the votes casted in favor of Mr. Y. Calculate the total number of voters.
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Correct Answer: 1,00,000 voters.
Explanation:
Let, total number of voters = x
0.55 of 0.75x— 0.45 of 0.75x = 7500
=> 0.10 x 0.75x = 7500
=> 0.075x = 7500
=> x = $\frac{7500000}{0.075}$ = 1,00,000