Question : In an election between 2 candidates, the winning candidate got 55% of the valid votes. 5% of the total votes were invalid. If the total number of votes polled was 10000, then how many votes were obtained by the losing candidate?
Option 1: 4425
Option 2: 4625
Option 3: 4550
Option 4: 4275
Answer (1)
24th Jan, 2024
Correct Answer: 4275
Solution :
Given:
The winning candidate got 55% of the valid votes. 5% of the total votes were invalid.
The total number of votes polled was 10000.
According to the question,
Total number of valid votes
Now total votes of the winning candidate
Now, the total votes of the losing candidate
Hence, the correct answer is 4275.
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