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In a state election between two parties, 83% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 4% of the votes were declared invalid. Party A got 156611 votes which were 83% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of votes enrolled in that election. (Consider integer part only)

Options

A

23,46,807

B

2,36,807

C

2,58,233

D

2,34,888

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Correct Answer :

Option B

2,36,807

Solution :

The correct option is 2,36,807.


Let the total number of enrolled voters in the election be X.


Step 1: Calculate the total number of votes cast
It is given that 83% of the enrolled voters cast their votes.
Total votes cast=83% of X=83100×X


Step 2: Calculate the number of valid votes
Out of the total votes cast, 4% were declared invalid. This means that 96% of the votes cast were valid.
Total valid votes=96% of (83100×X)=96100×83100×X


Step 3: Set up the equation using the votes obtained by Party A
Party A received 156611 votes, which represents 83% of the total valid votes.
83% of Total valid votes=156611
83100×(96100×83100×X)=156611


Step 4: Solve for X
X=156611×100×100×10083×96×83


First, divide 156611 by 83:
156611÷83=1886.8795


Dividing by 83 again:
1886.8795÷83=22.733488


Now, multiply by 1,000,000 and divide by 96:
X=2273348896236807.16


Taking only the integer part, the total number of votes enrolled in the election is 2,36,807.

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