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

Answer: Option D

Let the total number of votes = 100x
losser candidate get 38% of vote i.e. = 38x and winner will get = 100x - 38x = 62x
According to the question,
62x - 38x = 7200
⇒ 24x = 7200
⇒ x = 300
Total votes = 100x
= 100 × 300
= 30000