Question

In a college election between two candidates, one got 45% of the total valid votes, 25% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7600, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:

• A. 3435
• B. 3135
• C. 3085
• D. 3235

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 3135

Total number of votes = 7600 percentage of valid votes = 100 - 25 = 75% Total valid votes = 7600 × (75/100)=5700 1st candidate got 45% of total valid votes so 2nd candidate got 55% 2nd candidate got = Total valid votes x (55/100) =5700x (55/100) =3135