Question

There are 538 total votes in the electoral college, which elects the President of the United States. At 7:30 PM on November 8, 2016, CBS reported that Hillary Clinton had won 3 of the 27 electoral college votes decided so far. If this trend continued throughout the night, how many electoral college votes would she get in total? Round to the nearest vote if necessary.

Answer 1

nearly 60 votes

Explanation:

There are 538 total votes in the electoral college.

At 7:30 PM on November 8, 2016, CBS reported that Hillary Clinton had won 3 of the 27 electoral college votes decided so far.

At this rate,

3 won votes - 27 votes

x won votes - 538 votes

Write a proportion:

`(3)/(x)=(27)/(538)`

Cross multiply:

`27x=3\cdot 538\\ \\9x=538\\ \\x=(538)/(9)\approx 60\ votes`