In an election between two candidates, the first gets 75% of the total valid votes. If 20%votes are invalid among 2,48,000 votes, then how many votes were cast in favour
of the other candidate?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 49600.
Total number of invalid votes = (20/100) × 248000 = 49600
Total number of valid votes = 248000 - 49600 = 198400
Percentage of votes for the other candidate = 100% - 75% = 25%
Votes for the other candidate = (25/100) × 198400 = 49600