In an election, candidate A got 70% of the total valid votes. 20% of the total votes were declared
invalid. If the total number of votes is 600000 find the number of valid votes polled in favor of the
candidate.
step by step explanation
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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
Step-by-step explanation:
Total number of invalid votes = 20% of 600000
= 20/100 × 600000 = 120000
Total number of valid votes polled = 600000 − 120000 = 480000
Percentage of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate =70%
∴ Number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate =70% of 480000
= 70/100 × 480000 = 336000 votes
∴ the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate is 336000.
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