Question

There are 1213 registered voters in Paul's village. During the last election 887 people actually voted. Which of the following is approximately the ratio of the number of the people who voted to the total number of registered voters in the village?

Answer 1

3 : 4

Explanation:

Given:

• 1213 = total number of registered voters
• 887 = people who voted

ratio of people who voted to total number of registered voters:

To find the approx ratio, round both numbers to the nearest hundred:

• 887 ≈ 900
• 1213 ≈ 1200

Therefore, 887 : 1213 ≈ 900 : 1200

The greatest common factor of 900 and 1200 is 300,

so we can reduce the ratio further by dividing both sides by 300:

⇒ 900 : 1200 = 3 : 4