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In an election only two candidates contested 20 of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declar...........

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    In an election only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponents thus he secured 41% votes of the total voters on the voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes cast is:

    80%

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    70%

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    35%

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    45%

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    Explanation:

     let there be x  voters and k votes goes to loser then 

    0.8x -120=k+ (k+200)

    k+200=0.41x

    k=1440

    And  (k+200) = 1640 

    Therefore, 1440/3200x100= 45%

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