Question

If four out of ten people vote, then in a town with two hundred thousand people, how many will vote?

Answer 1

80,000 people in the town will vote.     

Answer 2

Answer: Eighty thousand

Explanation:

Given : The fraction of people vote =
`(4)/(10)`

Total population in town = 200,000

Then , the number of people will vote is given by (use multiplication operation) :-

`(4)/(10)*200000=80000`

Hence, Eighty thousand people will vote.