In an election a candidate got 65% of the total valid votes.8% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes cast was 600000, find the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate

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$T o t a l n u m b e r o f v o t e s = 600000 65 % o f t h e v o t e s g o t v a l i d \Rightarrow 600000 x \frac{65}{100} = 390000 8 % o f t h e t o t a l v o t e s w a s d e c l a r e d i n v a l i d \Rightarrow 600000 x \frac{8}{100} = 48000 t h e r e f o r e, t o t a l v a l i d v o t e s = 390000 - 48000 = 3, 42, 000$

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In an election a candidate got 65% of the total valid votes.8% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes cast was 600000, find the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate

Dear student, Total number of votes = 600000 65% of the votes got valid ⇒ 600000 x 65100 = 390000 8% of the total votes was declared invalid ⇒ 600000 x 8100= 48000therefore, total valid votes=390000-48000=3,42,000 Regards