In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes and total 20% votes were invalid. At the end of the day when the total number of votes were counted, the total number was found to be 7500. So what was the total number of valid votes that the loosing candidate got:
A)4800 B)2400 C)3400 D)2700 E)None of these

• Since 20% votes were invalid, so, valid votes are 80%of7500 = 6000
  And one candidate got 55% the other got 45%
  So, 45% of 6000 = 2700
  So, the other candidate got 2700 votes only
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• (45/100)*(80/100)*7500=2700
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• total 20% are invalid that means 80 % are valid
  (80/100)*7500=6000
  in 6000 valid votes one got 55% then other will get 45%
  so 45%of 6000=2700 is answer
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• Step 1: Total number of votes = 7500
  Step 2: 20% of the total votes were invalid.
  So, the valid votes = 80% of 7500.
  
  Valid votes
  =
  80
  100
  ×
  7500
  =
  6000
  Valid votes=
  100
  80
  ​
  ×7500=6000
  Step 3: One candidate got 55% of the valid votes.
  This means the winning candidate received:
  
  Votes of winning candidate
  =
  55
  100
  ×
  6000
  =
  3300
  Votes of winning candidate=
  100
  55
  ​
  ×6000=3300
  Step 4: The remaining votes went to the losing candidate.
  The losing candidate received:
  
  Votes of losing candidate
  =
  6000
  −
  3300
  =
  2700
  Votes of losing candidate=6000−3300=2700
  Final Answer:
  The losing candidate got 2700 votes.
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