In an election only two candidates participate. Candidate P got 50% less votes than Q. Had Q got 200 votes less, there would have been a tie. What is 8 times the number of total votes polled?

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Let Q = 100x, P = 50x. For tie Q−200 = P → 100x−75x = 200 → x=8. Total votes=150×8=1200. Required=1200×8=9600.

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