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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:
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:
117 comments Page 9 of 12.
Yash said:
1 decade ago
Total votes = 7500 and 20% are invalid 7500*20/100 = 1500, and 7500-1500 = 5000, and 5000*55/100 = 2750.
Debyajyoti said:
1 decade ago
Invalid vote= 20%*7500=1500.
Valid vote =7500-1500=6000.
Therefore, 45%*6000=2700 (since 100-55=45).
Valid vote =7500-1500=6000.
Therefore, 45%*6000=2700 (since 100-55=45).
Akshita said:
6 years ago
@Shivani.
80% - (55% of 80).
=> (80 - {(55*80)/100} )%,
=> (80 - 44)%,
valid votes = 36%.
80% - (55% of 80).
=> (80 - {(55*80)/100} )%,
=> (80 - 44)%,
valid votes = 36%.
Samarth upalkar said:
9 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.
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=?
Sai said:
6 years ago
100% votes =7500,
then loser percentage is 36% so we can calculate ( 36 * 7500)/100.
then loser percentage is 36% so we can calculate ( 36 * 7500)/100.
Mohan said:
10 years ago
A B
VALID 55% 45%
INVALID 20% 80%
45%/125% * 100 = 2700.
VALID 55% 45%
INVALID 20% 80%
45%/125% * 100 = 2700.
Kuldeep gautam said:
9 years ago
I think we have to put 35, instead of 45. As total valid votes are 85. Thanks.
Amar said:
3 years ago
Percentage is always calculated sum of observation/no.of observation * 100%.
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Aishwarya said:
6 years ago
Right Michael, the question has a correction. 7500 are total valid votes.
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