the election results indicate that 131.2 million Americans voted in the 2008 presidential election. this was approximately 63% of the eligible voters. how many Americans were eligible to vote in the election?
0.63x = 131.2
Solve for x
To find out how many Americans were eligible to vote in the 2008 presidential election, we can use the formula:
Eligible Voters = (Total Voters) / (Voter Turnout Percentage)
Given that 131.2 million Americans voted in the election, and the voter turnout was approximately 63%, we can plug these values into the formula:
Eligible Voters = 131.2 million / 0.63
Dividing 131.2 million by 0.63 gives us:
Eligible Voters = 208.25 million
Therefore, approximately 208.25 million Americans were eligible to vote in the 2008 presidential election.