Question

In the town of Clover, 3 out of 5 citizens who are eligible to vote did so in the fall election Determine the number of citizens that voted in the fall election if 400 citizens were eligible

Answer 1

240

Explanation:

3/5 eligible citizens voted. It says there are 400 eligible voters. Since the ratio they are giving you is 3/5, you divide 400 by 5. That would give you 80. Then, looking back at the ratio, the part of the total (the numerator) is 3. You would multiply 80 by 3, which would give you 240.