Three candidates contested an election and received 4500, 7500 and 8000 votes respectively. What percentage of votes did the winning candidates get?

1. A

   40 percent

2. B

   50 percent

3. C

   33.33 percent

4. D

   25 percent

Appeared in: DSSSB - 28 August 2019 (Shift-1)

Explanation

• The first step is to calculate the total votes cast, which is the sum of votes for all candidates: 4500 + 7500 + 8000 = 20,000.
• The winning candidate is the one with the highest number of votes, which is 8,000.
• To find the percentage, divide the winner's votes by the total votes and multiply by 100: (8,000 / 20,000) * 100.
• This calculation simplifies to 0.4 * 100, which equals 40%.

Why Other Options Were Wrong

• Option B: 50% of 20,000 votes would be 10,000 votes. The winning candidate only received 8,000 votes.
• Option C: 33% (or one-third) would imply the votes were split nearly equally among the three candidates. The winner received significantly more than one-third of the votes (which would be approximately 6,667 votes).
• Option D: 25% (or one-quarter) of 20,000 votes is 5,000 votes. The winning candidate received 8,000 votes.

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Clinical Relevance

• Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Percentage Calculation as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
• While this is a mathematics question, the ability to calculate and interpret percentages is crucial in nursing for tasks like medication dosage calculations, understanding nutritional information, and interpreting statistical data in clinical research.
• For example, a nurse might need to calculate the percentage of weight loss in a patient or understand the prevalence rates of a disease reported as a percentage.
• What if? If the question asked for the percentage of votes the losing candidates received together, the calculation would be (4500 + 7500) / 20000 * 100 = 12000 / 20000 * 100 = 60%.

How to Approach the Question

• First, carefully read the question to identify what needs to be calculated: the percentage of votes for the 'winning' candidate.
• Identify all the given numbers: votes for each of the three candidates (4500, 7500, 8000).
• The first step in any percentage problem is to find the 'whole' or total amount. Sum the votes for all candidates to get the total votes cast.
• Next, identify the 'part' you are interested in. In this case, it's the votes for the winning candidate, which is the highest number among the three.
• Apply the percentage formula: (Part / Whole) × 100.
• Perform the division and multiplication to get the final percentage and match it with the given options.

Concept Tested & Keywords

• Concept Tested: Percentage Calculation
• Stem keywords: election, votes, percentage
• Lead-in keywords: What percentage

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