Question

In the town of Clover, 3 out of 5 citizens who are eligible to bit did so in the fall election.

A. Determine the number of citizens that voted in the fall election if 400 citizens were eligible
B. Determine the number of citizens that were to vote in the fall election if 180 actually voted

Answer 1

A) 3/5 of 400 (60% of 400) 240 voted in the fall election

B) 180 of 400 is 45%, or 9/20 of citizens eligible to vote did so in the fall election.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Given that in the town of Clover, 3 out of 5 citizens who are eligible to bit did so in the fall election.

A) No of citizens =400

Assume the same proportion as given holds good here

the number of citizens that voted in the fall election=
`(3)/(5) (400) \\= 240`

B) Assume the same proportion as given holds good here

No of citizens that voted in the fall election=180

Total no of citizens =
`(5)/(3) (180)\\=300`