Eighty senators voted yes on a bill to allow unintended pets to enter supermarkets and shop for their own food. The bill passed by a ratio of 7:3. How many total people voted for or against the bill?

Are you sure your problem is correct? I get an answer with a decimal which can't be right.

7/10 = 80/x

Yes it is correct.

To find the total number of people who voted for or against the bill, we can use the ratio of 7:3 and the number of senators who voted yes.

Given that 80 senators voted yes on the bill, and the ratio of votes was 7:3, we can calculate the number of senators who voted no by dividing 80 by 7 (the sum of the ratio parts):

80 / 7 = 11.42 (approximately)

Since we cannot have a fraction of a senator, we round this number to the nearest whole number, which is 11. Therefore, 11 senators voted no on the bill.

To find the total number of people who voted, we add the number of senators who voted yes and the number who voted no:

80 (voted yes) + 11 (voted no) = 91

So, a total of 91 senators voted for or against the bill.