Question

Akhoth marage and kirui polled 1/4 1/3 and 1/5 respectively of the votes cast in an election what fraction of the votes did
A. marage get more than akoth
B. marage get more than kirui
C. Akoth get more than kirui

Answer 1

Answer:

Marage got more votes than akoth by =  1/3 - 1/4 = 1/12

Marage got more votes than kirui by = 1/3 - 1/5 = 2/15

Akoth got more votes than kirui by = 1/4 - 1/5 = 1/20

Step-by-step Explanation:

The share of votes got by Akhoth =  1/4

The share of votes got by Marage =  1/3

The share of votes got by Kirui =  1/5

As

1/4 = 0.5  ⇒  25%

So, Akhoth got  25% votes.

1/3 = 0.33  ⇒  33%

So, Marage got 33% votes.

1.5 = 0.20 ⇒  20%

So,  Kirui got  20% votes.

Determining Comparison:

Marage got more votes than akoth by =  1/3 - 1/4 = 1/12

Marage got more votes than kirui by = 1/3 - 1/5 = 2/15

Akoth got more votes than kirui by = 1/4 - 1/5 = 1/20

Therefore,

A) Marage got more votes than akoth by =  1/3 - 1/4 = 1/12

B) Marage got more votes than kirui by = 1/3 - 1/5 = 2/15

C) Akoth got more votes than kirui by = 1/4 - 1/5 = 1/20

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