Sunday, 17 March 2019

At an election a candidate secures 40% of the total valid votes polled, but is defeated by the only other candidate by 8500 votes. The total number of valid votes polled is

At an election a candidate secures 40% of the total valid votes polled, but is defeated by the only other candidate by 8500 votes. The total number of valid votes polled is  
(a) 42500 
(h) 34000 
(c) 51000 
(d) 48000