Question : In an election, a candidate secures 42% of the votes polled but is defeated by his only opponent by a majority of 3080 votes, because of 1400 invalid votes. The percentage of invalid votes is _______.
Option 1: 5%
Option 2: 3%
Option 3: 4%
Option 4: 6%
Correct Answer: 5%
Solution : Let the total number of valid votes polled as $100x$. The candidate secured 42% of the votes, which means his opponent's votes and 1400 comprises of remaining 58% of the votes. The difference between the votes secured by the opponent and the candidate is given as 3080 votes. $⇒58x - 42x = 3080+1400$ $⇒x = 280$ So, the total number of valid votes polled = $100x = 28000$ The percentage of invalid votes = $\frac{1400}{28000}$ × 100 = 5% Hence, the correct answer is 5%.
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Option 1: 20000
Option 2: 25000
Option 3: 24000
Option 4: 30000
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Option 1: 1200
Option 2: 1000
Option 3: 800
Option 4: 900
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Option 1: 3456
Option 2: 2304
Option 3: 4480
Option 4: 3546
Question : In an election between two candidates, the difference between the candidates who won and lost was 2,500 votes. The candidate who won got 75% of the votes, and there were no invalid votes. The total number of votes polled by the losing candidate was:
Option 1: 1875
Option 2: 5000
Option 3: 1250
Option 4: 3750
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Option 1: 90,000
Option 2: 78,000
Option 3: 86,400
Option 4: 88,200
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