Question

Kevin is a reporter for the newtville times. he is conducting a poll of political candidates running for mayor. he published his results in the newspaper as follows: if there are 2,500 voters in newtville, approximately how many of them would be undecided about the candidates for mayor? show your work. r. smith: 14j. walid: 31p. santino: 39undecided: 16

Answer 1

Answer: To find the approximate number of voters who are undecided about the candidates for mayor, we can first add up the percentages of voters who have already made their decision:

14 + 31 + 39 = 84%

This means that 84% of the voters have made up their minds about the candidates. To find the percentage of voters who are undecided, we can subtract this percentage from 100:

100 - 84 = 16%

So approximately 16% of the 2,500 voters in Newtville would be undecided about the candidates for mayor. To find the number of voters who are undecided, we can multiply the total number of voters by the percentage that is undecided:

2,500 x 0.16 = 400

Therefore, approximately 400 voters in Newtville would be undecided about the candidates for mayor.