Question

An election for a new treasurer was held at a recent trade conference. In the election, Jamal received 40% of the votes, and his only opponent, Tran, received 4,320 votes. How many people voted for Jamal in the election?

Answer 1

Jamal received 2,880 votes

Explanation:

In the election,

Jamal received 40% of all votes

Tran received 100% - 40% = 60% that is 4,320 votes

Let x be the number of votes Jamal received. Then

x - 40%

4,320 - 60%

Write a proportion:

`(x)/(4,320)=(40)/(60)\\ \\\text{Cross multiply}\\ \\60\cdot x=40\cdot 4,320\\ \\x=(40\cdot 4,320)/(60)=(2\cdot 4,320)/(3)=(2\cdot 1,440)/(1)=2,880`