In a constituency, 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during the election. 15% of the votes casted were declared invalid. Jeeta secured 60% of the total valid votes. If Jeeta secured 91,800 votes. What was the total number of people on the electoral roll?(1 Point)216000200000180000225000
Question
In a constituency, 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during the election. 15% of the votes casted were declared invalid. Jeeta secured 60% of the total valid votes. If Jeeta secured 91,800 votes. What was the total number of people on the electoral roll?(1 Point)216000200000180000225000
Solution
Let's solve this step by step:
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First, we know that Jeeta secured 60% of the total valid votes, and this number is given as 91,800. So, to find the total valid votes, we divide 91,800 by 60% (or 0.60).
Total valid votes = 91,800 / 0.60 = 153,000 votes
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We also know that 15% of the votes cast were declared invalid. This means that the total valid votes (153,000) represent 85% of the total votes cast (since 100% - 15% = 85%). So, to find the total votes cast, we divide the total valid votes by 85% (or 0.85).
Total votes cast = 153,000 / 0.85 = 180,000 votes
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Finally, we know that 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes. This means that the total votes cast (180,000) represent 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll. So, to find the total number of people on the electoral roll, we divide the total votes cast by 90% (or 0.90).
Total number of people on the electoral roll = 180,000 / 0.90 = 200,000 people
So, the total number of people on the electoral roll was 200,000.
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