SOLUTION: In a recent election, the ratio of students who voted for the winner to all the students who voted was .64. The number of total students who voted was 125. How many votes did the w

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Question 948318: In a recent election, the ratio of students who voted for the winner to all the students who voted was .64. The number of total students who voted was 125. How many votes did the winner get?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


80 students voted for the winner.

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