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In an election, Mr. Jones received 70% of the 1,500 votes cast. How many votes did Mr. Jones receive?

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The answer is 1050! Happy to help

User Elderry
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With receiving 70% of the 1,500 votes, Mr. Jones overall ended up receiving 1050 votes.

70% of 1500 is equal to (70 × 70) / 100 = 1050.
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