Question

In an election, Candidate A received 0.443 of the vote, while Candidate B received 0.531. How much greater was Candidate B's part of the total vote?

A. 0.078
B. 0.12
C. 0.088
D. 0.188

Answer 1

Candidate B's part of the total vote was 8.8 percent greater than that of Candidate A, with Candidate B receiving 0.088 more of the vote percentage.

Step-by-step explanation:

Candidate B's part of the total vote was greater than Candidate A's by the difference between their respective percentages of the vote. To calculate this, you subtract Candidate A's vote percentage (0.443) from Candidate B's vote percentage (0.531).

The calculation is as follows: 0.531 - 0.443 = 0.088.

Therefore, Candidate B received 8.8 percent more of the total votes than Candidate A.