In an election between two candidates, 15% of the votes were invalid and one candidate got 52% of the total valid votes. If the total number of votes was 8000, what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 3264.
According to the given question,
Total number of valid votes = 85% of 8000
⇒ 85/100 × 8000 = 6800
The votes obtained by other candidate = 48% of total valid votes
⇒ (48/100) × 6800 = 3264