Question

Diane received 300 votes in the election for student council president. That was 60% of the students who voted election. How many students voted in the election?

Answer 1

500

Explanation:

Answer 2

500

Explanation:

The problem statement tells you ...

300 = 0.60×voters

Dividing by the coefficient of the variable gives ...

300/0.60 = voters = 500

500 students voted in the election.