In a student government election, 7,000 students cast a vote for the incumbent, 900 vote for the opponent, and 100 cast a protest vote. what was the ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes?

-jarvis

The ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes = 7:8

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of students who cast vote for the incumbent = 7,000

Number of students who cast vote for the opponent = 900

Number of protest votes = 100

To find ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes.

Solution:

Total number of votes cast =

Number of votes for incumbent =

Ratio of incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes can be calculated as:

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Simplifying to simplest fraction by dividing numerator and denominator by 1000.

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Thus, ratio of the incumbent”s votes in the total number of votes = 7:8

step-by-step explanation:

ok so im not 100% sure but you would start by adding 5.1t and 1.9t beacuse they have the same variable. that is 7t.   then add -3.6 + 1.2 which is -2.4

so then keep that as -2.4 + 7t. i apologize if this is incorrect. best luck on your test < 3