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In a student election, Derrick got 10% of the votes. If Derrick got 5 votes, how many total students voted?

User Minjung
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Answer:

50 students voted

Explanation:

User Dbmrq
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Answer:

50

Explanation:

If 50 students voted, or 1/10th of students voted for him, than you can multiply 5 by 10 to get your answer, which equals 50.

User Suvekshya
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