Question
Download Solution PDFIn an election between two candidates, one got 60% of the total valid votes. 25% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 15,000, then find the number of valid votes that the other candidate got.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
Total number of votes = 15,000
Invalid votes = 25%
Votes received by one candidate = 60% of valid votes
Formula Used:
Valid votes = Total votes × (1 - Invalid vote percentage)
Votes received by the other candidate = Valid votes - Votes received by one candidate
Calculation:
Invalid votes percentage = 25% = 0.25
Valid votes percentage = 1 - 0.25 = 0.75
Valid votes = 15000 × 0.75
⇒ Valid votes = 11250
Votes received by one candidate = 60% of 11250
⇒ Votes received by one candidate = 0.60 × 11250
⇒ Votes received by one candidate = 6750
Votes received by the other candidate = 11250 - 6750
⇒ Votes received by the other candidate = 4500
The number of valid votes that the other candidate got is 4500.
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