Tom received 90 votes in the student council election. That was 30% of the total votes cast. How many votes were in the election?
200 270 300 360
0.3x = 90
x = 90/0.3
x = ?
To determine the total number of votes in the election, we can use the information that Tom received 30% of the total votes and he got 90 votes.
Let's set up an equation to solve for the total number of votes:
30% of the total votes = 90 votes
We can convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100:
0.3 (decimal representation of 30%) * total votes = 90 votes
Now, to isolate the total votes, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.3:
total votes = 90 votes / 0.3
Evaluating this calculation:
total votes = 300 votes
Therefore, the total number of votes in the election was 300.
So, the correct answer is 300.