three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636, and 11628 votes respectively. what percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
Answer:
The total number of votes cast in the election is the sum of the votes received by all three candidates:
Total votes = 1136 + 7636 + 11628
= 20400
The winning candidate received 11628 votes. To calculate the percentage of the total votes received by the winning candidate, we can use the formula:
Percentage = (Part / Whole) x 100
where:
Part = the number of votes received by the winning candidate
Whole = the total number of votes cast
So, the percentage of the total votes received by the winning candidate is:
Percentage = (11628 / 20400) x 100
= 57%
Therefore, the winning candidate received 57% of the total votes in the election.