Arithmeticmedium · Past Paper
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes. 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, find the number of valid votes the other candidate got.
A2700
B2900
C3000
D3100
✓ Correct Answer: A — 2700
Valid votes = 80% of 7500 = 6000. Other candidate got 45% of 6000 = 2700.
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