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

Given votes

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

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

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

Rounding

• Rounded to the nearest percent ≈ 57%.

Final Answer
Winning candidate got 57% of the total votes.