There were only two candidates who participated an election. One contestant got 62% votes and was elected by a margin of 144 votes. The total number of votes are__.
600
500
700
800
A
600
B
700
C
500
D
800
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Elected candidate got 62x100 votes Other candidate got38x100 votes Difference between their votes is 144 votes 62x100−38x100=144 2x100=144 x=600
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