Question

The first time that Arnold ran for mayor in a small town, he received 5% of the votes. This year, when Arnold ran for mayor again, he received 4 times as many votes as he did when ran the first time. There were 360 total votes in each election.
How many votes did Arnold receive this year

Answer 1

Answer:

20 votes

Step-by-step explanation:

You start with the percents: You always start with 100%

100-5=95

Then you multiply

95 x 4

4 is how many votes he received the 2nd time

95 x 4= 380

Then you subtract

380-360= 20

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