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