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Elections were held in a society to elect a chairman. There were only two candidates A and B. Candidate B got 25% less votes than candidate A. The number of members who did not cast the vote was same as the number of votes that candidate B got. How many votes did A got if the society had 20,000 memberes.
सभापति का चुनाव करने के लिए एक समाज में चुनाव हुए। वहाँ केवल दो उम्मीदवार A और B थे। उम्मीदवार B को, A के मुकाबले 25% कम वोट मिले। उन सदस्यों की संख्या, जिन्होंने वोट नहीं डाला, उन वोटों की संख्या के बराबर थी, जो उम्मीदवार B को मिले थे। यदि उस समाज में 20,000 सदस्य हैं, तो A को कितने वोट मिले।

A

A)6000

B

B)4000

C

C)8000

D

D)2000

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