Mr. Kramer, the losing candidate in a two-candidate election, received 942,568 votes, which was exactly 42 percent of all votes cast. Approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he need to have received in order to have won at least 50 percent of all the votes cast? Choose the most appropriate option:
A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 14%
D) 17%
E) 20%
Let me try a simpler one.   Lets assume that candidate got 42% votes and total votes is 100.   Candidate won = 42   Remaining = 58   To get 50%, candidate requires 8 votes from 100 which is 8% and 8 votes from 58.   8/58 = .137 = 13.7%   Which is approx 14%. Hence the answer is 14%.
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Mr. Kramer, the losing candidate in a two-candidate election, received 942,568 votes, which was exactly 42 percent of all votes cast. Approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he need to have received in order to have won at least 50 percent of all the votes cast?