SOLUTION: Seventy percent of the voters in a town voted in the mayoral election. The total votes were 350. How many voters are in the town? How many did not vote?

SOLUTION: Seventy percent of the voters in a town voted in the mayoral election. The total votes were 350. How many voters are in the town? How many did not vote?

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Question 97916: Seventy percent of the voters in a town voted in the mayoral election. The total votes were 350. How many voters are in the town? How many did not vote?
Answer by rajagopalan(174) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Seventy percent of the voters in a town voted
70%= 350.
1%=350/70=5 voters
100%= 5x100=500 voters
Number of persons did not vote=total-voted=500=350=150
OK
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