Question

1. how many votes were cast in the election? 2. what percent of the total votes did lincoln receive? 3. what percent of the total votes did douglas receive? 4. what percent of the electoral votes did lincoln receive? 5. what percent of the electoral votes did douglas receive?

Explanation:

Step1: Calcular el total de votos populares

Sumamos los votos populares de todos los candidatos:
$$1.766.452 + 1.376.957+849.781 + 588.879$$
$$=(1.766.452+1.376.957)+(849.781 + 588.879)$$
$$=3.143.409+1.438.66$$
$$=4.582.069$$

Step2: Calcular el porcentaje de votos populares de Lincoln

Usamos la fórmula del porcentaje: $\text{Porcentaje}=\frac{\text{Parte}}{\text{Total}}\times100$
$$\frac{1.766.452}{4.582.069}\times100\approx38.55\%$$

Step3: Calcular el porcentaje de votos populares de Douglas

$$\frac{1.376.957}{4.582.069}\times100\approx30.05\%$$

Step4: Calcular el total de votos electorales

Sumamos los votos electorales de todos los candidatos: $180 + 12+72 + 39=303$

Step5: Calcular el porcentaje de votos electorales de Lincoln

$$\frac{180}{303}\times100\approx59.41\%$$

Step6: Calcular el porcentaje de votos electorales de Douglas

$$\frac{12}{303}\times100\approx3.96\%$$

Answer:

1. $4.582.069$
2. $38.55\%$
3. $30.05\%$
4. $59.41\%$
5. $3.96\%$