In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20%
of the total votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of
total valid votes that the other candidate got, was?
A 2500
B. 2700
C. 2900
D.
3100
Answers
Answer
Option B is Correct
Step-by-step explanation:
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
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Answer:
none of the above
Step-by-step explanation:
no of votes valid=100%-20%=80%
total no of votes =7500
1st candidate(valid votes)=55%
therefore, 2nd candidate(valid votes)=80%-55%=25%
therfore, the other candidate got=25% of 7500
=(25/100) *7500
= 1875