Question

In a two candidate election, Amanda received 7 times as many votes as Joshua. If a total of 16 votes were cast, then how many votes did Joshua receive?

Answer 1

2 votes

Explanation:

It is 7 times joshua so we can write that as 7j

16 is the total so we are going to put an equal sign before that

7j=16

To solve, isolate j

To do that divide by 7 on each side

you get 2.28 votes but you can't have a fraction of a person voting so it would be 2 votes