Question

A poll was taken to determine which candidate students were voting for in an upcoming class president election. Of the students who participated in the poll, 40% voted for Iverson and 50% voted for Vicky. There were 30 votes for Vicky.

There were
(blank) people who participated in the poll.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

the way to find how many participanted in the class voted, you need to look at the percentages and the number of students that voted for Vicky.

50% of students voted for Vicky and the question later explained that the total of the 50% was 30 students. This mean we know half of the student that participated. To find the total amount of students to make 100%, you need to multiple 30 by 2. which is 60.

Now that we know there were 60 students in total, we can find how many participated by using Iverson's percentage.

this is the formula that can help with any percentage math problem:

The percentage of something ÷ 100% = the number you are looking for ÷ the total

in our case:

40÷100 = x (because it is the unknown term)÷60

from here you cross multiple getting

2400÷100x

which equals

24

now we have to add Vicky's and Iverson's voter

24 + 30= 54

60-54=6

6 students did not participate