document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759494>Question 759494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At an election, a candidate who gets 3/4th of the total votes, is elected by a majority of 2000 votes. The total number of votes polled and the number of votes secured by the candidate who was elected, are respectively?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "so clearly there are 2 candidates & also the 2nd candudate got 1/4thof total votes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 1st candidate won by a margin of 3/4-1/4=2/4 of total vote=2000 votes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the total vote= 2000*4/2=4000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "& the winning candidate got 3/4*4000=3000votes<BR>\n" );
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