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-963 people voted for the incumbent candidate out of 1778 voters. What percent voted for the incumbent?
A)54.2%
B)0.1%
C)0.5%
D)184.6%

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To find the percentage of voters who voted for the incumbent, divide the number of people who voted for the incumbent (963) by the total number of voters (1778) and then multiply by 100. $ \frac{963}{1778} \times 100 \approx 54.2\% $.

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