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Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

Difficulty: Easy

55.5%
56.5%
57%
58%

Correct Answer: 57%

Explanation:

Given votes

Candidate 1 = 1136
Candidate 2 = 7636
Candidate 3 = 11628 (winning candidate)

Step 1: Total votesTotal = 1136 + 7636 + 11628 = 20400

Step 2: Percentage for winnerPercentage = 11628 20400 × 100 20400 11628 ×100= 969 1700 × 100 1700 969 ×100 ≈ 57.0588…%

Rounding

Rounded to the nearest percent ≈ 57%.

Final AnswerWinning candidate got 57% of the total votes.

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