At an election there were two candidates. A candidate got

At an election there were two candidates. A candidate got 38% of votes and lost by 7200 number of votes. The total number of valid votes were

Number of valid votes = x (let)
∴ (62 – 38)% of x = 7200

⇒ x ×	24	= 7200
	100

⇒ x =	7200 × 100	= 30000
	24

Aliter : Using Rule 26,
Total number of votes

=	50 × 7200	= 50 × 600 = 30000
	50 - 38