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 were 10000, then how many votes were obtained by the losing candidate?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Let total number of votes = 10000
Invalid votes = 5% of 10000 = 500
Valid votes = 10000 - 500 = 9500
Votes of winner candidate = 55% of 9500 = 5225
Votes of looser candidate = 9500 - 5225 = 4275