The polling results show the ratio of votes for Candidate A to Candidate B.

Question

Candidate A Candidate B
8 14
12 21
20 35
32 ?

At this rate, if Candidate A received 32 votes, how many votes did Candidate B receive?
36
50
54
56

Answer 1

To find the ratio between Candidate A and Candidate B, we can divide the number of votes for Candidate A by the number of votes for Candidate B:

8/14 = 12/21 = 20/35

Applying the ratio to Candidate A's result of 32 votes, we can calculate the corresponding amount for Candidate B:

32/(8/14) = 32 * (14/8)
= 7 * 4
= 28

Therefore, Candidate B received 28 votes.