Me and Lisa have the same math homework. And I was wondering what would be the answer to this question and the steps provided to get this questions answer?
A pre-election survey showed that 2 out of every 3 eligible voters would cast ballots in the county election. At this rate, how many people in a county of 240,000 eligible voters would vote in the election?
Multiply:
2/3 * 240,000 = ?
To find the answer to this question, you can use the following steps:
Step 1: Determine the ratio of voters to eligible voters in the survey. In this case, the ratio is 2 voters out of every 3 eligible voters.
Step 2: Calculate the fraction of voters based on the survey ratio. In this case, 2 out of 3 is equivalent to 2/3.
Step 3: Multiply the fraction by the total number of eligible voters in the county. In this case, the total number of eligible voters is given as 240,000.
Step 4: Calculate the number of voters by multiplying the fraction (2/3) by the total number of eligible voters (240,000).
So, the calculation would be as follows:
Number of voters = (2/3) * 240,000
To perform this calculation manually, you can simplify the fraction by canceling out common factors:
Number of voters = (2 * 240,000) / 3
Finally, calculate the numerator:
Number of voters = 480,000 / 3
The answer to your question is that approximately 160,000 people in the county would vote in the election.