Question

In a local election between two candidates, one candidate got 55% of the total valid votes and was declared as winner. 15% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes polled were 15200, what were the valid votes of the loser:

A.
6840
B.
5800
C.
5814
D.
6216

Accepted Answer

C. Total votes polled $= 15200$. Invalid votes $= 15\% \implies$ Valid votes $= 85\% 	imes 15200 = 12920$. Winner got $55\%$ of valid votes $\implies$ Loser got $45\%$ of valid votes. Loser's votes $= 45\% 	imes 12920 = 5814$.

Valid Votes of Loser in Local Election

Explanation

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