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    Question

    Pooja, Rohan, and Suman contested an election in which

    8200 votes were polled and none of the votes were invalid. Rohan got 40% more votes than the total votes obtained by Pooja and Suman together. If Suman obtained only 15% of the total polled votes, find the number of votes obtained by Pooja.
    A 3870 votes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2187 votes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3910 votes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 3950 votes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Total votes= 8200 Votes by Suman (15%) = 8200 × 15 /100 = 1230 Let the combined votes of Pooja and Suman be 100 units: Votes by Rohan= 140 units (40% more than Pooja and Suman) Total units= 100 + 140 = 240 ATQ- 240unit =8200 1 unit = 8200 /240 =34.17 Votes by Pooja and Suman= 100 units × 34.17 = 3417 Votes by Suman= 1230 Votes by Pooja= 3417-1230 = 2187

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