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 [tex]=x[/tex]
∴ Billy received [tex]=3x[/tex] votes
Expression for total votes can be given by ⇒ [tex]x+3x[/tex]
Total votes =20 as number of students is 20.
So, the equation to find [tex]x[/tex] is:
[tex]x+3x=20[/tex]
Solving for [tex]x[/tex]
⇒ [tex]4x=20[/tex]
Dividing both sides by 4.
[tex]\frac{4x}{4}=\frac{20}{4}[/tex]
∴ [tex]x=5[/tex]
∴ Votes received by Keeton = 5
Votes received by Billy = [tex]3\times 5[/tex] = 15
