Question

In a town there are 1,050 people who can vote. There were two candidates in the election for the town’s mayor. The results of the election are shown in the table.
What percentage of the 1,050 people actually did vote in the election?


A
20% of people who can vote

B
45% of people who can vote

C
55% of people who can vote

D
80% of people who can vote

Answer 1

Answer: Not sure, but Ill go with C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

D-(80%)

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the total votes were 462+378=840 total votes, we divide that by the number of people in the town to get the percentage of people who voted. So 840/1050=80%