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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:
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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Manish. said:
8 years ago
An election is conducted between two candidates 50000 enrolled voters did not cast their votes and only 80% of cast votes were valid. If the winning candidate won by 12200 votes, the losing candidate got 18% of the total valid votes and 26% of the total inrolled votes is NOTA. Then find the total inrolled votes?
Can anyone answer this?
Can anyone answer this?
Priya said:
8 years ago
Here, 45 comes because 15 are invalid votes out of 55.
Ashish kumar said:
8 years ago
Simple Thinking read the question and write your answer:
Always consider 100%.
20% invalid, so i.e 80% valid.
55% votes recd by A = 55/100*80 = 44%.
So B recd votes = 80%-44% = 36%,
B's Votes on 100---------36.
B's Votes on 7500---------36/100*7500 = 2700 Votes.
Always consider 100%.
20% invalid, so i.e 80% valid.
55% votes recd by A = 55/100*80 = 44%.
So B recd votes = 80%-44% = 36%,
B's Votes on 100---------36.
B's Votes on 7500---------36/100*7500 = 2700 Votes.
Omswaroop said:
8 years ago
Here 1st person already got 55% of "VALID VOTES". 20% of total votes are invalid. So only 80% are valid. Already 55% went. So 2nd person only gets 30% of remaining valid votes. (30/100) *6000 = 1800 votes.
Jp... said:
8 years ago
Here in this context 55% and 20% of valid and invalid votes is considered for one candidate. Then how could we consider for the total valid and invalid percents?
Please explain.
Please explain.
ASHUTOSH said:
8 years ago
How can you say that there are 20% total invalid votes? According to me, 20% invalid votes are only for candidate A. Because it is not specified in the question. That these are total invalid votes or votes polled to the candidate no. 1.
Thor said:
8 years ago
An election is conducted between two candidates in a city. 50000 enrolled voters did not cast their votes and only 80% of cast votes were valid. If the winning candidate won by 12200 votes, the losing candidate got 18% of the total valid votes and 26% of the enrolled voters vote NOTA, then find the total number of enrolled voters?
Can anyone answer this?
Can anyone answer this?
Samarth upalkar said:
8 years ago
100X = 7500.
X = 75.
(100-20)X = 80X,
55% of 80X = 44X,
(80-44)X = 36X,
36X = 36 * 75 = 2700.
X = 75.
(100-20)X = 80X,
55% of 80X = 44X,
(80-44)X = 36X,
36X = 36 * 75 = 2700.
Allen H. Kaleem said:
8 years ago
The total number of votes is 7500 is it including that 20% or excluding that, if so then we have 20% invalid than why are we 100-55, shouldn't we be doing 80-55 subtracting the invalid once?
And if that's the thing the options are wrong.
And if that's the thing the options are wrong.
Phani said:
8 years ago
Why can't we do like this?
55% to a
20% to invalid
remaining 25% to b
so 25% of 7500=?
55% to a
20% to invalid
remaining 25% to b
so 25% of 7500=?
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