Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let's answer all the questions about the election.
1. How many votes does Candidate Smith claim?
Candidate Smith claimed 52% of 5,000
Candidate Smith claimed 0.52 * 5,000 = 2,600
<u>Candidate Smith claimed 2,600 votes</u>
2. What is the total of the vote count you just calculated for Candidate Smith and the 2,681 votes Candidate Adams claims?
Total votes claimed = 2,600 + 2,681
<u>Total votes claimed = 5,281</u>
3. What percentage of the votes does Candidate Adams claim? Do not round your result?
<u>Percentage of the votes claimed by Candidate Adams = 2,681/5,000 = 53.62%</u>
4. What is the total of the percentage of votes that you just calculated for Candidate Adams and the 52% of votes that Candidate Smith claims? Do not round.
Total percentage of votes claimed by both candidates = 53.62 + 52
<u>Total percentage of votes claimed by both candidates = 105.62%</u>