Question
Download Solution PDFIn an election between two candidates, One candidate got 48% of the total valid votes. 18% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 17500, then what was the number of valid votes the other candidate got?
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Download Solution PDFGiven:
Total votes = 17,500,
One candidate got 48% of the total valid votes,
18% of the votes were invalid.
Concept used:
The concept of percentages and finding a specific value when a percentage and total quantity are given.
Solution:
Invalid votes = 18% of 17,500 = 0.18 × 17,500 = 3,150
⇒ Valid votes = Total votes - Invalid votes = 17,500 - 3,150 = 14,350
48% of valid votes = 48/100 × 14,350 = 6,888
⇒ The number of valid votes the other candidate got is 14,350 - 6,888 = 7,462.
Therefore, the number of valid votes the other candidate got is 7,462.
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