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In a chief election, a candidate got 60% of the total valid votes. 5% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes is 20, 800, then the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate is:

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Total number of votes = 20, 800 Since 5% of the votes were invalid, the percentage of valid votes is 100% - 5% = 95% . Total Valid Votes = 20800 \times \frac{95}{100} = 208 \times 95 = 19, 760 The candidate received 60% of these valid votes: Votes for the candidate = 19760 \times \frac{60}{100} = 1976 \times 6 = 11, 856

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In a chief election, a candidate got 60% of the total valid votes. 5% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of votes is 20, 800, then the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate is:

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