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if a candidate is running for mayor received 25% of the votes.The candidate received 12,000 votes.About how many people voted
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if a candidate is running for mayor received 25% of the votes.The candidate received 12,000 votes.About how many people voted

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Let x be the number of people who voted. The mayor received .25 of the votes. so the mayor received .25x votes. We know that he gets 12,000 votes. So .25x=12,000. Then solve and you get 48000.
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48.000 since 12k is 25 percent
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