Fifteen percent of the seniors voted for Joe. If 289 seniors voted for tehother candidates, how many seniors voted in the election?
Let the total number voting be N.
0.85 N = 289
Solve for N
To find the total number of seniors who voted in the election, we can use the information given in the question.
Let's assume the total number of seniors who voted is represented by N.
We know that 15% of the seniors voted for Joe. This means that 85% of the seniors voted for other candidates.
So, we can write the following equation:
0.85N = 289
To solve for N, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.85:
N = 289 / 0.85
Using a calculator, we can find that N is approximately 340.
Therefore, approximately 340 seniors voted in the election.