Question

A class of 34 students elected a class secretary. There were 17 votes for Candidate A and 13 votes for Candidate B. The remaining students did not vote. Which expression gives the percent of voters who voted for Candidate B?

Answer 1

43.3%

Explanation:

vote:

A- 17

B- 13

No Vote: 14 (34-30)

The fraction of the voters for candidate B is

13/(13+17)=0.4333...

This corresponds to 100*0.4333...=43.33...% and rounded to 43.3%

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Answer 2

Answer: 43.3%

Steps:

List the votes in a table:

Vote

Candidate A 17

Candidate B 13

No Vote: 14 (34-30)

The fraction of the voters for candidate B is

13/(13+17)=0.4333...

This corresponds to 100*0.4333...=43.33...% and rounded to 43.3%

Note that the question asks for percentage of "voters" not "students"