CONCEPT: The question applies the basics of Percentage
SOLUTION:
Total number of valid votes =(100-25)%=75%=75/100 * 8400 =6300
Percentage of valid votes by the person who was defeated =(100-52)%=48%
=(48/100) * 6300
=3024 (C)
In an election between two candidates, one got 52% of total valid votes. 25% of the total votes were invalid. The total number of votes were 8400. How many valid votes did the other person get? Print
Modified on: Tue, 12 Oct, 2021 at 12:20 PM
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