Question

In a student government election, 7,000 students cast a vote for the incumbent, 900 vote for the opponent, and 100 cast a protest vote. What was the ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes?

-Jarvis

Answer 1

Answer:

The ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes = 7:8

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of students who cast vote for the incumbent = 7,000

Number of students who cast vote for the opponent = 900

Number of protest votes = 100

To find ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes.

Solution:

Total number of votes cast = $7000+900+100=8000$

Number of votes for incumbent = $7000$

Ratio of incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes can be calculated as:

⇒ $\frac{\textrm{The incumbent's votes}}{\textrm{Total number of votes}}$

⇒ $\frac{7000}{8000}$

Simplifying to simplest fraction by dividing numerator and denominator by 1000.

⇒ $\frac{7000\div1000}{8000\div1000}$

⇒ $\frac{7}{8}$

Thus, ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes = 7:8