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  1. 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:

  2. A.
    2700
    B.
    2900
    C.

    3000

    D.

    3100

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    Answer : Option A

    Explanation :

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

     

     Valid votes polled by other candidate = 45% of 6000

     

    = [ \(\frac { 45 } { 100} \) x 6000 ] = 2700


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