Question

The polling results show the ratio of votes for candidate A to candidate B

15 18
25 30
35 42
45 ?
at this rate, if candidate A received 45 votes did candidate B receive
ANSWERS: A.54 B.56 C.60 D.90

Answer 1

54

Explanation:

if you look at the ratios between the values of A and B. you will see that the successive values of A increase by 10 while B increase by 12

Therefore for A

35 + 10 = 45

for B

42 + 12 = 54