In an election between two contestants, 25% of the votes were invalid and one contestant got 45% of the total valid votes. If the total number of votes was 16,00,000, the number of valid votes that the winning contestant got, was:
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 6,60,000.
Total valid votes = 1600000 × 75/100 = 1200000
Percentage of votes by winning candidate = 100 - 45 = 55% of valid votes
⇒ 1200000 × 55/100 = 660000