Quantitative Techniques Question 3
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 At centre F, the total number of registered voters was 25% less than that at centre C. At centre F, number of people who voted was 450 less than that at centre C and 150 votes cast were declared invalid. What was the respective ratio between the number of valid votes cast and the total number of registered voters at centre F?
Options:
A) 4: 5
B) 3: 4
C) 2: 3
D) 6: 1
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Answer:
Correct Answer; C
Solution:
- (c) Total registered voters at centre F $ =\frac{3000 \times 75}{100}=2250 $ Votes polled at centre C = $\frac{3000 \times 70}{100}=2100 $ Total votes polled at centre F $ =2100-450 =1650 $ Total valid votes $ =1650-150 =1500 $ $\therefore $ Required ratio $ =1500:2250 =2:3 $
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