SOLUTION: if 17 % of the group voted to change its bylaws and 13% voted against the change, how many people did not vote ? The group has 1,150 members.

SOLUTION: if 17 % of the group voted to change its bylaws and 13% voted against the change, how many people did not vote ? The group has 1,150 members.

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Question 320616: if 17 % of the group voted to change its bylaws and 13% voted against the change, how many people did not vote ? The group has 1,150 members.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Add the 2 that voted which is 30%. Multiply that by the total:
.3(1150)=345 people voted Now subtract this from the total to get:
1150-345=805 people didn't vote
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
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