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  1. In an election, three candidates contested. The first candidate got 40% votes and the second got 36% votes. If total number of votes polled were 36000, find the number of votes got by the 3rd candidate.
    1. 8040
    2. 8640
    3. 9360
    4. 9640
Correct Option: B

Vote percentage of third candidate
= 100 – 40 – 36 = 24%
∴ Votes got by third candidate

=
36000 × 24
= 8640
100



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