In an election between two candidates, one got 60% of the total valid votes, and 10% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes cast were 10800, what was the number of valid votes for the other candidate?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e 3888
Given :
Total votes casted = 10800
Invalid votes = 10% of the total votes casted
Votes of one candidate = 60% of the valid votes
Explanation:
According to the given question,
Total valid votes = (100 - 10) = 90% of the total votes casted
Total valid votes = (90/100) × 10800 = 9,720
The votes obtained by second candidate = (100 - 60) = 40% 0f the valid votes
i.e. (40/100) × 9,720 = 972 × 4 = 3,888
Hence the votes obtained by second candidate are 3,888.