In an election, there were three candidates: A, B and C. 10% of the eligible voters did not vote. Out of those who voted, 45% voted for A, 35% voted for B and the remaining 20% voted for C. 30% of the votes polled for A and 20% of the votes polled for B were later deemed invalid, while all the votes polled for C were deemed valid. If A got 882 more valid votes than B did, how many valid votes did C receive?
Explanation:
Let the total number of votes polled = 100x
Out of these 100x, votes polled for A = 45x, B = 35x and C = 20x
Valid votes for A = 31.5x, B = 28x and C = 20x
Given, A - B = 882 ⇒ 31.5x - 28x = 882 ⇒ x = 252
∴ Number of votes received by C = 20x = 5040.
Hence, option (b).
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