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For a singing contest in which 42000 votes were cast, the winner received 3/5 of the vote. How many votes did the winner not receive?

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you have to divide 42000 by 5 which is 8400 then you multiply that by 3 which is 25200 lastly you subtract 25200 from 42000 and get 16800.
the winner didn't receive 16800 of the votes
User Dmitriy Butenko
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Answer:

16,800 votes.

Explanation:

Total number of votes were cast for a singing contest = 42,000

The winner received =
(3)/(5) of 42,000

=
(3)/(5)* 42,000

=
(126,000)/(5)

= 25,200

The winner received 25,200 votes.

the number of votes the winner did not receive = total votes - votes that winner received

= 42,000 - 25,200

= 16,800 votes.

The winner did not receive 16,800 votes

User Koen Morren
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