Answer:
287 people voted for the current mayor.
Explanation:
To find out how many people voted in the election, we can use the information given.
First, we know that 15 out of every 32 people voted for the current mayor. This can be written as a fraction: 15/32.
Next, we are told that the opponents received a total of 612 votes.
To find the total number of people who voted, we can set up a proportion using the fraction of people who voted for the current mayor:
15/32 = x/612
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide:
15 * 612 = 32 * x
9180 = 32 * x
x = 9180 / 32
x ≈ 287.5
Therefore, approximately 287.5 people voted in the election. Since we cannot have a fraction of a person, we round this down to the nearest whole number.
Thus, approximately 287 people voted in the election.