Question

There were two candidates in a student government election for 7th gradeTreasurer, Kaya and Jay. Out of 322 total votes, Jay received 112 votes andKaya received 210. What percentage of the students voted for Kaya? Roundto the nearest tenth, if necessary.53.3%O 187.5%O 34.8%0 65.2%

Answer 1

Given:

There were the two candidate in the students governement election : kaya and jay.

Total votes=322

jay received 112 votes and Kaya received 210 votes.

To calculate the percetage of votes for kaya,

$\begin{gathered} P=\frac{parts}{\text{whole}}\times100 \\ P=\frac{210}{322}\times100 \\ P=65.2 \end{gathered}$

Answer: 65.2% of the students voted for Kaya.