Winner's share among three candidates — Aptitude Question
Winner's share among three candidates: Three candidates polled 1,136, 7,636 and 11,628 votes respectively. Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Percentages
- Section: Quantitative Aptitude
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 60 seconds
Question
Three candidates polled 1,136, 7,636 and 11,628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winner get?
Options
- 47%
- 51%
- 57%
- 60%
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: C. 57%
Worked solution
- Total = 1,136 + 7,636 + 11,628 = 20,400.
- Winner's share = 11,628 / 20,400 = 0.57 = 57%.
Answer: 57%.
The idea
Share questions are one division. Sum the parts carefully — an arithmetic slip in the total quietly moves the answer by whole percentage points.
Shortcut. The winner's 11,628 beats the other two combined (8,772), so the share tops 50%; 60% would need 12,240, so 57% is the only fit.
Common trap. 60% — rounding 11,628 up to 12,000 and the total down to 20,000 before dividing, which inflates the share.