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Discussion Forum : Percentage - General Questions (Q.No. 11)
11.
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: Option
Explanation:
Total number of votes polled = (1136 + 7636 + 11628) = 20400.
 Required percentage = |
 |
11628 | x 100 |  % = 57%. |
| 20400 |
Discussion:
43 comments Page 4 of 5.
Vipin Prakash Mishra said:
1 decade ago
@Vinus.
Total Votes = Sum of Votes of all Party (First party+Second Party+Third Party +.....+n).
But in this question, there are three party.
So add only three party.
Total Votes = Sum of Votes of all Party (First party+Second Party+Third Party +.....+n).
But in this question, there are three party.
So add only three party.
Pratik said:
10 years ago
11+7+1+0.6+0.6=21. Then 21/2=10. So that is greater than 50%.
Jashuva said:
4 years ago
@Arya Reddy.
Why because we need winner candidate % so we take it as a numerator.
Why because we need winner candidate % so we take it as a numerator.
Priyaa said:
8 years ago
Why 100 is multiplied instead to be in the place of divisor -last step?
Chandra prashad mishra said:
9 years ago
Please, can anyone get me the answer for this question?
In an election, only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent thus he secured 41% votes of total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of total votes cast is?
In an election, only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent thus he secured 41% votes of total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of total votes cast is?
Kaveri said:
9 years ago
Why we should take 11628 as numerator?
Prakash said:
9 years ago
How to solve this problem without calculator is there any tips? Please tell me.
PadmaRaj said:
6 years ago
Let the total taken as 100.
20400->100
then;
11628->?
so,
100*11628/20400 = 57.
20400->100
then;
11628->?
so,
100*11628/20400 = 57.
Gopal nayak said:
9 years ago
57%.
Rekha said:
7 years ago
@All.
There is a clear point in question like, we have to calculate the winning percentage only. We have already know 3rd contestant has got highest votes. So we have a formula like.
(Number of votes won by the contestant)/(total number of votes won by all).
As we know we are calculating percentage so multiply with 100.
There is a clear point in question like, we have to calculate the winning percentage only. We have already know 3rd contestant has got highest votes. So we have a formula like.
(Number of votes won by the contestant)/(total number of votes won by all).
As we know we are calculating percentage so multiply with 100.
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