In an election between two candidates, One candidate got 48% of the total valid votes. 18% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 17500, then what was the number of valid votes the other candidate got?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 7462.
The total number of votes was 17500
18% of the votes were invalid
17500 × (100 - 18)% = 14350 [Valid votes]
One candidate got 48% of the total valid votes
48% of 14350 = 6888
Other candidate got = 14350 - 6888 = 7462