Beth received 3/10 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?
A. 1/5
B. 2/7
C. 3/10
D. 7/20
E. 1/2

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Beth received 3/10 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?
A. 1/5
B. 2/7
C. 3/10
D. 7/20
E. 1/2

Nitish Sinha · Answer

Let the total votes be 10. Beth received 3 votes, other votes 10-3=7. In order to have received 1/2 of the votes she needed 5 votes so 2 more, which is 2/7 of the other votes.Answer: B.

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mahesh

5 months ago

Beth received 3/10 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?
A. 1/5
B. 2/7
C. 3/10
D. 7/20
E. 1/2

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mahesh

5 months ago

Beth received 3/10 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?A. 1/5B. 2/7C. 3/10D. 7/20E. 1/2

Beth received 3/10 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?
A. 1/5
B. 2/7
C. 3/10
D. 7/20
E. 1/2