Two candidates ran for class president. The candidate that won received 70% of the 280 total votes. How many votes did the winning candidate receive? A. 84 B. 20 C. 260 D. 196Reset Submit
Question
Two candidates ran for class president. The candidate that won received 70% of the 280 total votes. How many votes did the winning candidate receive? A. 84 B. 20 C. 260 D. 196Reset Submit
Solution
The winning candidate received 70% of the 280 total votes.
Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal. 70% becomes 0.70.
Step 2: Multiply the total number of votes by the decimal.
0.70 * 280 = 196
So, the winning candidate received 196 votes. The correct answer is D. 196.
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