Question

our class voted for treasurer.there are 20 students.after voting billy received 3 times more votes then keeton.how many votes did billy receive?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Votes received by Billy =15

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total students in the class = 20

Billy receives 3 times more vote than Keeton.

To find the number of votes Billy receives.

Solution:

Let number of votes Keeton gets $=x$

∴ Billy received $=3x$ votes

Expression for total votes can be given by ⇒ $x+3x$

Total votes =20 as number of students is 20.

So, the equation to find $x$ is:

$x+3x=20$

Solving for  $x$

⇒ $4x=20$

Dividing both sides by 4.

$\frac{4x}{4}=\frac{20}{4}$

∴ $x=5$

∴ Votes received by Keeton = 5

Votes received by Billy = $3\times 5$ = 15