Question : In an election between two candidates, one got 60% of the total valid votes, 90% of the votes were valid. If the total number of votes was 12000, then what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got?
Option 1: 8840
Option 2: 4320
Option 3: 10800
Option 4: 6200
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Correct Answer: 4320
Solution :
Valid votes = 90% of 12000 = 10800
Votes other candidate gets
= (100 – 60 = 40)% of valid votes
= $\frac{40}{100}$ × 10800
= 4320
Hence, the correct answer is 4320.
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