Question : In an election between two candidates, 85% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 4% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 6,936 votes which was 85% of the valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.
Option 1: 10,500
Option 2: 10,800
Option 3: 10,000
Option 4: 10,700
Correct Answer: 10,000
Solution :
Let the number of voters enrolled be
Given votes = 85% of
Valid votes = 100 – 4 = 96% of
The winner gets 85% of valid votes.
So, 85% of
Hence, the correct answer is 10,000.




