In an assembly election, a candidate got 60% of the total valid votes. 2% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of voters is 1,50,000, then find the number of valid votes polled in favour of that candidate.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e 88,200
A candidate got 60% of the total valid votes
2% of the total votes were declared invalid.
The total number of voters = 1,50,000
Let the total number of votes be 100 units
According to the question
The number of valid votes = 100 × 0.98 = 98 units
Candidate got valid votes = 98 × 0.6 = 58.8 units
100 units = 150000 votes
58.8 units = 150000 × 58.8/100 = 88200 votes
Hence, Candidate got total number of votes = 88200 votes