In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was :
Select the correct option
A) 2500
B) 2700
C) 2900
D) 3100
E) 3500
Explanation:   Total number of votes = 7500   Given that 20% of Percentage votes were invalid   =&gt; Valid votes = 80%   Total valid votes = 7500 X80/100   1st candidate got 55% of the total valid votes.   Hence the 2nd candidate should have got 45% of the total valid votes   =&gt; Valid votes that 2nd candidate got = total valid votes x 45/100   =7500 X 80/100 X 45/100 =2700   ANSWER IS 2700
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In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was :