Final answer:
To find out how many votes correspond to 75 percent of 240 students, set up the proportion 75/100 = V/240, where V is the number of votes. Cross-multiply and solve for V to find that you received 180 votes.
Step-by-step explanation:
If you attain 75 percent of the votes from 240 students, you can calculate the number of votes you have received using a simple percentage calculation. To find out how many votes this is, you set up a proportion where 75% is equivalent to the number of votes (let's call this V) over the total number of students, which is 240. This is expressed as:
75/100 = V/240
Now, you cross-multiply to solve for V:
75 * 240 = 100 * V
18000 = 100V
V = 180/1
V = 180
Therefore, if you get 75 percent of the votes and there are 240 students, you have received 180 votes.