Question

LaDonna is running for city council. She needs to get

five sixths
5
6
of her votes from senior citizens and
36 comma 000
36,000 votes in all to win. How many votes does she need from voters other than the senior​ citizens?

Answer 1

the eqation you would set up would be a 36,000*.8333333333 this would giv you an answer of 30,000 then subtract the two to get a final answer of 6,000