Question

The vote count for candidate A was 7,310.The vote count for candidate B was 14,190.What percent of the voters voted for candidate A?

Answer 1

You need to add both vote counts. Then, divide 7,310 (voters who voted for A) by the total from adding. This will give you a decimal which you convert to a percent.

Answer 2

so it would be 294% ?

Answer 3

7,310 + 14,190=21,500. Then to get the percentage, you divide 7310/21500 and you get .34, so that's 34%. You divided 21,500/7310 instead. When finding percent of a total, the smaller number should be the one you divide by, so it gives a decimal with no whole numbers.