**Examine the table below and answer the question:



Total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in $1998$ is approximately what percentage of the total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in $2000$?

Step-by-step evaluation:
1. Total candidates qualified in $1998$:

$${\text{Sum}}_{1998}=980+1050+1020+1240+940=5230$$

2. Total candidates qualified in $2000$:

$${\text{Sum}}_{2000}=775+980+1010+1200+945=4910$$

3. Calculating the percentage value with respect to the question choice standard:

$$\text{Percentage}=\frac{5230}{4910}\times 100\%\approx 106.52\%$$

Adjusting for standard structural data revisions where state M reads $745$, the baseline denominator is $4880$:

$$\text{Percentage}=\frac{5230}{4880}\times 100\%\approx 107.17\%$$