In a recent election, Geoff received 1 percent of the 6,000 votes cast. To win the election, a candidate needed to receive more than x% of the vote. If Geoff needed exactly 3,571 more votes to win the election, what is the value of x ?
Choose the correct choice from the following:
A) 50  B) 54  C) 56  D) 60  E) 60.5
Word problems are tricky in somehow more than other problem because you have the additional step to translate.   Breaking the problem: Geoff how many votes he receives ?? 60 votes   he needs 3571 more votes so :   60+3571= 
<gadget id="calculator">  60+3571</gadget>
<output>3_631</output>
3631   Now what's the problem wants ?? a x %........3631 is what % of total votes 6000........translating: 3631= x/100 * 6000 ---&gt; x = 60.51666666   x= 60.5 %..........60.5
<result>E</result>
In a recent election, Geoff received 1 percent of the 6,000 votes cast. To win the election, a candidate needed to receive more than x% of the vote. If Geoff needed exactly 3,571 more votes to win the election, what is the value of x ?