Question

In Terrance County, 85% of eligible voters are registered to vote, and

government records from a recent gubernatorial election indicate that 60%
of registered voters actually voted in the election. If there are 21,800
eligible voters in Terrance County, how many people voted in the recent
qubernatorial election?

Answer 1

11118 people voted

Explanation:

Given

`Eligible\ Voters = 21800`

`Registered\ Voters = 85\%`

`Voted\ Voters = 60\%`

Required

Determine the number of voters

First, we need to determine the number of registered voters.

`Number = \%Registered\ Voters * Eligible\ Voters`

`Number = 85\% * 21800`

`Number = 18530`

Next, we determine the actual voters using

`Voters = \%Voters * 18530`

`Voters = 60\% * 18530`

`Voters = 11118`

Hence, 11118 people voted