Question

The vote count for candidate A was 7,310. The vote count for candidate B was 14,190. Only two candidates were running. What percent of voters voted for candidate A?

Answer 1

Assuming 7310 + 14190 represents all the voters, then the percent for candidate A is:
7310/(7310+14190) x 100%
= 34%

Answer 2

the total number of voters was

7310 + 14190 = 25000

candiate A = (7310/25000) x 100

Answer 3

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