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In an election, of voters did not cast their votes. Ratanbabu got of the votes cast and was declared elected by a majority of votes. Find the total number of voters.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the total number of registered voters be .
Since of voters did not vote, the total votes cast is:



Ratanbabu received of the cast votes. The remaining votes went to his opponent:



The margin of victory (majority) is the difference between Ratanbabu's votes and the opponent's votes:



Given that the margin is votes:









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In an election, of voters did not cast their votes. Ratanbabu got of the votes cast and was declared elected by a majority of votes. Find the total number of voters.
A
B
C
D

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