Inspired by election season, Evan decided to run for class president. He earned 80% of the votes in his class. If he earned 24 v

Question

3 years ago

10

otes, how many students were in his class? ( with a explanation on how you got the answer)

2 answers:

sesenic [268] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-21T22:05:43+03:00

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Answer:

It is 30.

Step-by-step explanation:

Alex_Xolod [135] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-21T19:50:42+03:00

Answer:

30 students (30 total voters)

Step-by-step explanation:

Let s represent the number of students in the class. Evan earned 80% of these votes, which came to 24 votes. Symbolically, we have:

24 votes

0.80s = 24 votes. Therefore, s = total number of voters = ---------------- = 30 voters 0.8

The total number of students (voters) in his class was 30.