SOLUTION: if 10%or the group voted to change its bylaws and 10% voted against the change, how many people did not vote?, the group has 200 members.

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Question 466068: if 10%or the group voted to change its bylaws and 10% voted against the change, how many people did not vote?, the group has 200 members.
Answer by gwendolyn(128) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming that nobody voted for and against changing the bylaws, 20% of the group voted. this means that 80% of the group did not vote. 80% equals .8. So, 80% of 200 equals .8*200, which is 160. Therefore, 160 people did not vote.