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Q · PercentageMedium · 45s
4/5 of the voters in Kanpur promised to vote for Modi and the rest promised to vote for Advani. Of these voters, 10% of the voters who had promised to vote for Modi, did not vote on the election day, while 20% of the voters who had promised to vote for Advani did not vote on the election day. What is the total number of votes polled if Modi got 216000 votes?
TopicPercentage
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Final Answer: Option C — 264000