Question

Darren, who just won the election for student body president at Dover Middle School, tallied how many votes he received from each grade.

Seventh grade
35%
Eighth grade
35%
Sixth grade
30%
Vote breakdown


If Darren received 240 votes, how many of them were from the eighth grade?

Answer 1

Darren received 35% of the votes from the eighth grade, which means he received 0.35 * 240 = 84 votes from the eighth grade.

Therefore, Darren received 84 votes from the eighth grade.