In an election, candidate A got a total of 80% percent of the valid votes. 12% of the total votes were
declared invalid. If the total number of votes cast was 7,20,000, find the total number of valid votes
polled in favour of the candidate A.
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Total number of votes = 720000
Invalid votes = 12% of 720000
= 12/100 × 720000 = 86400
Valid votes = Total votes - invalid votes
720000 - 86400 = 633600
A got votes = 80 % of valid votes
80/100 × 633600
= 506,880
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