In an election, the winning candidate got 75% of the total valid votes, and 5% of the total votes were declared invalid, while the total number of voters was 1,46,000. What is the number of valid votes cast in favor of the winning candidate in an election?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1,04,025.
Calculations:
Total number of voters = 1,46,000
Total number of valid votes = 95% of 146000 = 138700
Number of valid votes cast in favor of the winning candidate in an election = 75% of 138700
⇒ 104025