Question

Two students recieve votes in the ratio 7:9. If the successful candidate recieves 1080 votes, how many votes were cast in all

Answer 1

Explanation:

9 is to 1080 as ( 7+9) is to TOTAL

9/1080 = (7+9)/ TOTAL

TOTAL = (7+9) * 1080/9 = 1920 votes in all