In a chief election, a candidate got 60% of the total valid votes. 5% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes is 20,800, then the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate is:
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 11856.
5% of total votes are invalid then 95% of total votes are valid then,
95% of total votes = 95% of 20800 = 0.95 × 20800 = 19760 votes
60% of valid votes earned by the candidate then, ⇒ 60% of 19760
⇒ 0.60 × 19760 = 11856 votes