Question

Olivia received 38% of votes from a middle school election. A total of 1,950 students voted in the middle school election and each student voted only once. How many votes did olivia receive?

Answer 1

741 votes

Explanation:

What you need to do here is multiply the portion of votes received as a decimal (0.38) by the total number of votes cast (1,950). 0.38 * 1950 is 741, which makes sense because this is a whole number, and there can't be half a vote. Don't forget your units! (: