According to a survey, 2/3 of the voters in Potter Township favor a tax increase for the fire department. If 6,000 voters favor the tax increase, hosw many voters are there in Potter Township all together?
can please explain how you got the answer
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2006-09-18 09:44:51 · 7 answers · asked by watermel0nbabii 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
two-thirds times X equals 6000.
X is equal to 6000 divided by two-thirds. dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by it's reciprocal, so X is equal to 6000 times 3 over 2.
6000 times 3 equals 18000. when we divide by 2, we get 9000. so there are 9000 voters.
2006-09-18 09:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/3 (V in pt) favor tax inc = 6000 (V in pt) favour tax inc
1/3 voters do not favour tax inc..
{quest asks for the total number of voters}
fractions: (2/3 + 1/3) = 3/3 or 1 (we're looking for the value of 3/3)
{ever heard of; if more divide by less/if less divide by more}
if 2/3 is 6000
then 3/3 will be more {so divide by less}
that is; [(3/3) / (2/3)] * 6000
=[3/3 * 3/2] * 6000 {dividing by a fraction, turn over and multiply}
=9/6 * 6000
Ans = 9000 (total number of voters in potter towneship)
2006-09-18 17:01:14 · answer #2 · answered by olivia m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/3 of the voters=6000
total voters=6000*(3/2)=9000
2006-09-18 16:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9000. Divide the 6000 by 2/3, which is the same as multiplying 6000 times 3/2, which yields 6000X3=18,000, divided by 2 = 9000.
2006-09-18 16:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by spyguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is of course 9,000. You divide 6,000 by 2 (which is 3,000) and then multiply it by 3.
2006-09-18 16:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by uk_hunky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9000 voters all together
2006-09-18 16:47:18 · answer #6 · answered by bearklektor 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its maths, you idiot americans think you can dominate the world, maths is short for mathematics, IDIOT
2006-09-18 16:52:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋