Question

A survey showed that 17 out of every 20 voters would vote in an election. Based on this survey, how many people would vote in a city with 80,000 voters?

Answer 1

68,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of the number of people that would vote to the number of voters is constant. So, we can write the following equation:

`(17)/(20)=(x)/(80,000)`

Where x is the number of people that would vote in the city with 80,000 voters.

So, solving for x, we get:

`\begin{gathered} (17)/(20)\cdot80,000=(x)/(80,000)\cdot80,000 \\ 68,000=x \end{gathered}`

Then, 68,000 people would vote in the city.