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In a college election fought between two candidates, one candidate got 55% of the total valid votes. 15% of the votes were invalid. If the total votes were 15,200, what is the number of valid votes the other candidate got?

A7106

B6840

C8360

D5814

Answer:

D. 5814

Read Explanation:

Let total votes = 100 Invalid = 15 Valid votes = 85 1st candidate = 55% of 85 So, 2nd candidate = 45% of 85 100 → 15200 85 → 12920 Other candidate got = 45% of 12920 = 5814


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