Quantitative Techniques Question 2
Question; Direction; Study the table and answer the given questions.
Data regarding the number of voters at 6 different centres - A, B, C, D, E Centre Total Number of registered Voters Percentage of people who voted (out of the total number of registered voters) A 2100 80 B 1750 80 C 3000 70 D 2400 76 E 2000 85 What per cent of the total number of registered voters cast invalid votes at centre D, if the number of invalid votes cast at centre D was 10% of the number of votes cast?
Options:
A) 5.5
B) 8.5
C) 7.6
D) 6.5
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Answer:
Correct Answer; C
Solution:
- (c) Total votes polled at centre D = 1824 $\therefore $ Invalid votes = 182.4 $\therefore $ Required per cent = $\frac{182.4}{2400} $ $ 100 =7.6 $