During August 2019, I, along with 293,274 of my closest friends, entered a lottery drawing for entry into the 2020 Tokyo Marathon.  Among the 35,000 participants, 27,500 gain entry via the lottery.  What percent of lottery applicants were selected for participation in the marathon?  [Incidentally, I was not selected, but my odds of selection were better than in the prior year when 330,270 people entered the lottery,

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During August 2019, I, along with 293,274 of my closest friends, entered a lottery drawing for entry into the 2020 Tokyo Marathon.  Among the 35,000 participants, 27,500 gain entry via the lottery.  What percent of lottery applicants were selected for participation in the marathon?  [Incidentally, I was not selected, but my odds of selection were better than in the prior year when 330,270 people entered the lottery,

 

  A.

90.62%

  B.

11.93%

  C.

9.38%

  D.

88.07%

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