In a recent election, Geoff received 0.5 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 choices.
A) 50
B) 54
C) 56
D) 60
E) 63
We are told that a candidate needs to receive more than x% of the vote.   We got that a candidate needs to receive more than 3,600 votes (3,601).   3,600 is 60% of total votes. Thus x=60%.   ANSWER:60
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In a recent election, Geoff received 0.5 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 ?