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In an election, of the voters on the voters' list did not cast their votes, while voters cast blank ballots. There were only two candidates, Ramagya and Shravan. The winner, Ramagya, received the support of of all the voters on the list. He received votes more than his rival, Shravan. Find the total number of voters on the list.

  1. A
    6860
  2. B
    7860
  3. C
    6670
  4. D
    5690

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the total number of voters on the list be .
1. Voters who did not cast their vote of .
2. Total votes cast .
3. Since ballots were blank, the total valid votes distributed between the two candidates:



4. Votes received by the winner (Ramagya) of total voters .
5. Votes received by the loser (Shravan):





6. The difference between their votes is given as :













7. Total number of voters on the list:

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In an election, of the voters on the voters' list did not cast their votes, while voters cast blank ballots. There were only two candidates, Ramagya and Shravan. The winner, Ramagya, received the support of of all the voters on the list. He received votes more than his rival, Shravan. Find the total number of voters on the list.
A
6860
B
7860
C
6670
D
5690

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