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There were two candidates in an election. `75%` of voters cast their votes, out of which `2%` of the votes were found invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were `75%` of total valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will follow the logical flow of the information provided in the question. ### Step 1: Define the total number of voters enrolled Let the total number of voters enrolled be \( x \). ### Step 2: Calculate the number of voters who cast their votes According to the question, \( 75\% \) of the voters cast their votes. Therefore, the number of voters who cast their votes is: \[ \text{Voters who cast votes} = 0.75x \] ### Step 3: Calculate the number of invalid votes Out of the votes cast, \( 2\% \) were found to be invalid. Thus, the number of invalid votes can be calculated as: \[ \text{Invalid votes} = 0.02 \times (0.75x) = 0.015x \] ### Step 4: Calculate the number of valid votes The total number of valid votes is the total votes cast minus the invalid votes: \[ \text{Valid votes} = \text{Votes cast} - \text{Invalid votes} = 0.75x - 0.015x = 0.735x \] ### Step 5: Relate the candidate's votes to valid votes We know that one candidate received \( 9261 \) votes, which is \( 75\% \) of the total valid votes. Therefore, we can set up the equation: \[ 9261 = 0.75 \times (0.735x) \] ### Step 6: Solve for \( x \) Now, we can solve the equation for \( x \): \[ 9261 = 0.75 \times 0.735x \] \[ 9261 = 0.55125x \] \[ x = \frac{9261}{0.55125} \] Calculating this gives: \[ x \approx 16800 \] ### Conclusion Thus, the total number of voters enrolled is \( 16800 \). ---
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