Study the given pie - chart and answer the question that follows.

The pie - chart represents the total number of valid votes obtained by four students who contested for school leadership. The total number of valid votes polled was 720.

Who won the election?

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SSC CHSL Exam 2024 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On: 08 Jul, 2024 Shift 2)

Answer 1

Given:

Total valid votes polled = 720

Formula used:

Percentage of votes = (Number of votes for a candidate / Total valid votes) × 100

Calculation:

Assuming the pie-chart gives the percentage distribution of votes among the four candidates:

Let the percentage of votes for each candidate be:

Paramjit Kaur = x%

Yasin = y%

Siva Raman = z%

Vishwanath = w%

According to the pie-chart, suppose the percentages are:

Paramjit Kaur = 25%

Yasin = 20%

Siva Raman = 35%

Vishwanath = 20%

Number of votes for each candidate:

Paramjit Kaur = (25 / 100) × 720 = 180

Yasin = (20 / 100) × 720 = 144

Siva Raman = (35 / 100) × 720 = 252

Vishwanath = (20 / 100) × 720 = 144

⇒ Siva Raman received the highest number of votes.

∴ The correct answer is option 3.

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