Question

At the school election there were three candidates. Isabella got 40 votes, Amelia got 60 votes and Mason got ⅓ of the votes. How many people voted in the election?

Answer 1

Answer: 150 people voted in the election.

Explanation:

Let x = Total number of votes.

Mason got
`(x)/(3)` votes.

Isabella got 40 votes, Amelia got 60 votes.

Then,

Combined votes =
`40+60+(x)/(3)=x`

`100=x-(x)/(3)\\\\100=\frac23x\\\\ x=100*\frac32\\\\ x=50*3\\\\ x=150`

Hence, 150 people voted in the election.