EDIT:
Question format was wrong.
Real question:
A total of 29,183 votes were cast in an election.the winning candidate in the election received 61.3% of the votes. Which of the following is closest to the number of votes received by the winning candidate?
Answer:
You have 29,183 votes.
The winning candidate got 61.3% of the votes.
You'd take 61.3% out of 29,183 votes which would be 17,889.179
( or 0.613 * 29,183 )
Rounded up that would be 17,889.
Use 17,889 to find your answer.