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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 ?

a) 45 %
b) 57 %
c) 60 %
d) 65 %

Answer: b
Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Total number all three got together is}} \cr & = {1136 + 7636 + 11628} \cr & = 20400 \cr & \% {\text{ of vote the winning candidate got is}} \cr & = {\frac{{11628}}{{20400}}} \times 100 \cr & = 57\% \cr} $$

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