3 candidates contested an election and received 1000 , 2000 and 4000 votes respectively . what percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate got ? Choose the correct choice from the following
A) 30 %	B) 50 %	C) 57 %	D) 62 %	E) 75 %

Rationale: total number of votes polled = ( 1000 + 2000 + 4000 ) = 7000 required percentage = 4000 / 7000 * 100 = 57 % ( approximately ) answer : option c
Answer: C