In an election between two candidates, one got 65% of the total valid votes. 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7,500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got was:
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 2,100.
Given that
Total number of votes 7500.
Percentage of invalid votes = 20 percent
Hence, the total number of invalid votes = × 7500 = 1500
Total number of valid votes = 7500 - 1500 = 6000
Percentage of valid votes received by one candidate = 65 percent
Hence, the percentage of valid votes received by other candidates = 35 percent
Total number of valid votes received by other candidates = × 6000 = 2100
Hence, the total number of valid votes received by other candidate is 2100.