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In an election, Greenwell and Wong were the only candidates running.

What percent of votes in District B did Wong receive? Round your answer to the nearest percent.

Votes for Candidates by District:
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
& District A & District B & District C & District D \\
\hline
Greenwell & 600 & 710 & 355 & 558 \\
\hline
Wong & 820 & 682 & 400 & 702 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

A. [tex]$26 \%$[/tex]
B. [tex]$35 \%$[/tex]
C. [tex]$49 \%$[/tex]
D. [tex]$96 \%$[/tex]


Sagot :

To determine what percentage of votes Wong received in District B and round this percentage to the nearest percent, follow these steps:

1. Identify the number of votes:
- Votes for Greenwell in District B: 710
- Votes for Wong in District B: 682

2. Calculate the total number of votes in District B:
[tex]\[ \text{Total votes in District B} = \text{Votes for Greenwell} + \text{Votes for Wong} \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \text{Total votes in District B} = 710 + 682 = 1392 \][/tex]

3. Calculate the percentage of votes Wong received:
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage of votes for Wong} = \left( \frac{\text{Votes for Wong}}{\text{Total votes in District B}} \right) \times 100 \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \text{Percentage of votes for Wong} = \left( \frac{682}{1392} \right) \times 100 \approx 48.99425287356322 \][/tex]

4. Round the percentage to the nearest whole number:
[tex]\[ \text{Rounded percentage} = 49\% \][/tex]

Thus, Wong received approximately [tex]\( 49\% \)[/tex] of the votes in District B.