A candidate won an election with 58% of the popular vote. If the margin of error was 3.5%, what are the highest and lowest percentages of votes the candidate could have received.
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
candidate won an election with 58% of the popular vote
Error = 3.5%
So, highest vote % = (58 + 3.5)%
= 61.5 %
And, lowest vote % = (58 - 3.5)%
= 54.5%