In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. The number of votes polled by the winning candidate is:________?

A. 11250
B. 15000
C. 26250
D. 37500

Explanation:

Let the votes polled by the winning candidate be x.

Then, (x – 15000) = 30 % of [x + (x – 15000)]

or x = 26250.