Three persons ran for office and got, 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes, respectively. What was the winning candidate's percentage of the total votes?

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  1. 59%
  2. 61%
  3. 57%
  4. 52%

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Option 3 : 57%
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Given:

Votes for the first candidate = 1136

Votes for the second candidate = 7636

Votes for the third candidate = 11628

Formula Used:

Winning candidate's percentage = (Votes for the winning candidate / Total votes) × 100

Calculation:

Total votes = 1136 + 7636 + 11628

Total votes = 20400

Votes for the winning candidate = 11628

Winning candidate's percentage = (11628 / 20400) × 100

Winning candidate's percentage = (11628 / 20400) × 100

⇒ Winning candidate's percentage = 0.57 × 100

⇒ Winning candidate's percentage = 57%

The correct answer is option 3

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