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In an election between 2 candidates 5 of the votes were invalid The winning candidate got 2200 votes...........

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In an election between 2 candidates, 5% of the votes were invalid. The winning candidate got 2200 votes and the losing

candidate got 1600 votes. The losing candidate got what percentage of the total votes cast?

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SSC MTS 15th July 2022 Shift-3

35%

30%

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40%

- Total valid votes: Winning candidate's 2200 + losing candidate's 1600 = 3800 votes.

- Invalid votes: 5% of total votes are invalid.

- Calculate total votes: If 5% are invalid, 95% are valid. Let total votes be x. So, 0.95 * x = 3800.

- Find x: x = 3800 / 0.95 = 4000. Total votes cast are 4000.

- Losing candidate’s percentage: (1600 / 4000) * 100 = 40%.

Option 4: 40% is correct.

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