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In an election between two candidates, the candidate who won received 1854 votes, whereas the candidate who lost received 618 votes. What percentage of the total number of votes received by the two candidates went in favour of the winning candidate?

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  1. 80%
  2. 75%
  3. 60%
  4. 70%

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Option 2 : 75%
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Given:

Votes received by winning candidate = 1854

Votes received by losing candidate = 618

Formula Used:

Percentage of total votes received by winning candidate = (Votes received by winning candidate / Total votes) × 100

Calculation:

Total votes = 1854 + 618

Total votes = 2472

Percentage of total votes received by winning candidate = (1854 / 2472) × 100

Percentage of total votes received by winning candidate = \( \frac{1854}{2472} \times 100 \)

Percentage of total votes received by winning candidate = \( \frac{1854 \times 100}{2472} \)

Percentage of total votes received by winning candidate = 75%

The percentage of the total number of votes received by the winning candidate is 75%.

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