Question

In an election, candidate A got 70 % of the total valid votes. 20 % of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes is 600000, find the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate.

• A. $336000$.
• B. $45600$
• C. $35000$
• D. $75823$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $336000$.

Total number of invalid votes $=20\%$ of $600000$

$=\frac{20}{100}\times 600000=120000$

Total number of valid votes polled $=600000-120000=480000$

Percentage of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate $=70\%$

$\therefore$ Number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate $=70\%$ of $480000$

$=\frac{70}{100}\times 480000=336000$ votes

$\therefore$, the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate is $336000$.