SOLUTION: The above piechart represents the results of an election on an alien planet. The candidate, Hum, won the election, receiving five times as many votes as Yab. Pip received 30% of

Question 329326: The above piechart represents the results of an election on an alien planet. The candidate, Hum, won the election, receiving five times as many votes as Yab. Pip received 30% of all votes. What percentage of votes did Hum receive?
shouldnt need a chart for this....
if pip has 30% that leaves 70% left, 70% divided by 5 is 14 so thats 44% used already which leaves 56% so hum has 56% of the votes correct? but the answers on the paper say
54.70%
55.00%
58.30%
60.20%
Impossible to tell from the data
but u can figure out the answer and it isnt saying to estimate, so the test is flawed?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Hum, won the election, receiving five times as many votes as Yab" ___ so the 70% is divided into SIX parts
___ 5 for HUM and 1 for Yab
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