Question

18. In an election between two candidates one got 55 % of the total valid votes. 20% of the votes are invalid. If the total
votes are 500 what is the percent of total votes that the other person got?​

Answer 1

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18. In an election between two candidates one got 55 % of the total valid votes. 20% of the votes are invalid. If the total

votes are 500 what is the percent of total votes that the other person got?

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Total number of votes = 7500

Given that

20% of Percentage votes were invalid

=> Valid votes = 80%

Total valid votes = 7500*(80/100)

1st candidate got 55% of the total valid votes.

Hence the 2nd candidate should have got 45% of the total valid votes

=> Valid votes that 2nd candidate got = total valid votes x (45/100)

7500*(80/100)*(45/100) = 2700