Question

In the last election, Mrs Smith received 47.2% of the votes for mayor. If Mrs Smith received 8,142 votes, how many votes were cast in the election

Answer 1

Let x be the total number of votes cast in the election.

Mrs. Smith received 47.2% of the total votes, which is 0.472x.

We know that Mrs. Smith received 8,142 votes, so we can set up the equation:

0.472x = 8,142

Solving for x:

x = 8,142 / 0.472
x = 17,250

Therefore, there were a total of 17,250 votes cast in the election.