document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886257>Question 886257</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In an election, 1/2 of the male voters and 2/3 of the female voters cast their ballots for candidate A. If the number of female voters was 3/2 times the number of male voters, what fraction of the total number of votes cast did candidate A receive?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #535871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=535871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's pretend there are a hundred voters (I picked 100 because of the 3/2, and because it lends itself to decimals)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there are 100 voters, then 60 are female and 40 are male. (F = 1.5M)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Half of the male voters voted for candidate A.  That would be 20. (1/2 of 50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3 of the female voters voted for candidate A.  That would be 40 (2/3 of 60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total = 60/100 or 60%.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He must have had a lot of hair.<BR>\n" );
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