Question

Two candidates ran for class president. The candidate that won received 80% of the 290 total votes. How many votes did the winning candidate receive?

Answer 1

232

Explanation:

80% of 290 is 232

290-232 is 58

20% of 290 is 58

Answer 2

232 total votes

Explanation:

change 80% to a decimal.... .8 and then multiply that by 290