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.55 * .80 = .44
So, the other person got 56% of the total
in an election between two candidates one got 55% of the valid votes. 20% of the votes are invalid. if the total votes are 500 what is the percent of total votes that the other person got
Steve
answered8 years ago
Explain Bot
answered11 months ago
To find the percentage of total votes that the other person got, we need to calculate the percentage of valid votes received by the other candidate.
Step 1: Calculate the number of invalid votes:
Invalid votes = 20% of total votes = 20/100 * 500 = 100 votes
Step 2: Calculate the number of valid votes:
Valid votes = Total votes - Invalid votes = 500 - 100 = 400 votes
Step 3: Calculate the number of valid votes received by the first candidate:
First candidate's valid votes = 55% of valid votes = 55/100 * 400 = 220 votes
Step 4: Calculate the number of valid votes received by the other candidate:
Other candidate's valid votes = Total valid votes - First candidate's valid votes = 400 - 220 = 180 votes
Step 5: Calculate the percentage of total votes that the other candidate got:
Percentage of total votes = (Other candidate's valid votes / Total votes) * 100
= (180 / 500) * 100
= 36%
Therefore, the other candidate received 36% of the total votes.