Aptitude - Percentage - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Percentage - General Questions (Q.No. 10)
10.
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, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:
2700
2900
3000
3100
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Number of valid votes = 80% of 7500 = 6000.

Valid votes polled by other candidate = 45% of 6000

= 45 x 6000 = 2700.
100

Discussion:
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Raj said:   6 years ago
Total votes is 7500, invalid votes is 20%= 6000.
6000 * 55%=3300 valid votes and remaining votes are 6000-3300=2700.
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Angad said:   6 years ago
55% Votes Are Valid.. And Remaining 45% is 3375.

So, out of these 45%.
20% are Invalid so 20% of 3375 (i.e 45%) is 675 votes which are Invalid and Valid Votes are 3375-675 = 2700.
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Nishchay Chaurasiya said:   6 years ago
The total votes= 7500.

Invalid votes % = 20% of total votes i.e 20%of 7500=1500.
So, total valid votes= 7500-1500 = 6000.
Now, think about total valid votes only i.e 6000(which means it is 100% valid vote only).
Out of 100%, one got 55% of the valid vote and other (100-55) = 45%.
So, we get 45% of 6000= 2700 which is required answer.

Jigar Desai said:   6 years ago
Thanks @Navin.

Anjana said:   6 years ago
Valid votes + invalid votes= total votes.
Given total votes =7500.
Also given invalid votes= (20/100) 7500=1500.
So invalid votes=1500.

That means valid votes=total-invalid.
7500-1500=6000.

Now given that one candidate got 55% of valid votes that means other candidate got 45% valid votes.
i.e. (45/100) 6000=2700.

Kartik kakkar said:   6 years ago
Two candidates fought an election. One got 65% of the votes and won at a margin of 3600 votes. The total number of votes polled is?

Can anyone tell me the answer? Please.

Sujith kumar said:   6 years ago
How valid votes become 35%?

It is 80-55=25%, right?

Dipa said:   7 years ago
How come 6000 here?

Ezekiel said:   7 years ago
How it came 45% in other votes?

Roopsingh said:   7 years ago
How come this 6000?


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