. Every member of a high school class of 150 students was polled to see whom they would vote for in the election for student body president. The poll results are shown below.
Candidate 1 46%
Candidate 2 30%
Undecided 24%
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What is your question?
Every member of a high school class of 150 students was polled to see whom they would vote for in the election for student body president. The poll results are shown below.
Candidate 1 46%
Candidate 2 30%
Undecided 24%
If half of the undecided voters vote for Candidate 1 and the other half vote for Candidate 2, which of the following is the number of votes Candidate 2 will receive?
A. 45
B. 63
C. 69
D.0.87
The answer is 63.
Candidate 1 46%
Candidate 2 30%
Undecided 24%
If half of the undecided voters vote for Candidate 1 and the other half vote for Candidate 2, which of the following is the number of votes Candidate 2 will receive?
A. 45
B. 63
C. 69
D.0.87
The answer is 63.
45
How did you get 63
24% of 150 =36 (undecided)
30% of 150 =45 (candidate 2)
Half of undecided =18
Therefore 18 + 45 = 63
30% of 150 =45 (candidate 2)
Half of undecided =18
Therefore 18 + 45 = 63