Question: In an election between two candidates, one got 72% of the total valid votes. 25% of the total votes are invalid. If total votes are 8200, what is the number of valid votes the other person got?
Options:
A) 1835
B) 1722
C) 2050
D) 4428
E) Other than those given as options
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
- Total voters = 8200
Total valid votes $ =\frac{8200\times 75}{100}=6150 $
Number of valid votes the other person got
$ =\frac{6150\times 28}{100}=1722 $