In an election between two candidates, one got 40% of the total valid votes, and 30% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got was:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
70% = \(\frac{7}{10}\) & 60% = \(\frac{3}{5}\)
Total number of votes = 7500
Total valid votes = 7500 × \(\frac{7}{10}\) = 5250
Valid votes that 2nd candidate got = total valid votes x \(\frac{3}{5}\)
= 5250 × \(\frac{3}{5}\)
= 3150