A class of sixty voted for class president. 30% voted for Brad and 70% voted for Jane. How many votes did the winner get ?

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asked Sep 11, 2021 228k views

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Eddies · Answer 1 · 2021-09-17T23:33:43+0000

Answer:

42

Explanation:

"The Winner." who is Jane, with 70% of the votes, received:

70% of 60 votes

The word "of" usually means multiply.

70% may also be written as 0.70 and as 70/100 (you may choose the one to use)

Let's use (70/100):

(70/100)*60 = 4200/100 = 42 votes