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Reasoning 1f 57% of the registered voters cast 273,600 votes in an election, how many registered

voters are there? Use pencil and paper. In another election 60% of the registered voters cast
273,600 votes. How do the number of registered voters compare in the two elections?


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Answer 1

You can set up a proportion to solve for the total number of registered voters for both questions.

`(273600)/(x) =(57)/(100)`

27360000=57x

(57 percent) x= 480000

`(273600)/(x) =(60)/(100)`

27360000=60x

(60 percent) x= 456000

The total number of registered voters is greater when the percentage registered is lower when accounting for the same number of casted registered votes.