Question

Lisa received 5/6 of the 120 votes cast for class treasurer. How many votes did she receive?

a) 100 votes
b) 60 votes
c) 1000 votes
d) 72 votes

Answer 1

To find the number of votes Lisa received, multiply the fraction of votes she received by the total number of votes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of votes Lisa received, we need to multiply the fraction of votes she received (5/6) by the total number of votes (120).

We can do this by multiplying the numerator (5) by the total number of votes, and then dividing by the denominator (6):

Lisa's votes = (5/6) x 120 = 100

Therefore, Lisa received 100 votes.