The winner of an election for class president won by a vote of 8 to 5 with 992 votes. How many votes did the loser get?
2007-09-21 05:06:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
8 to 5 means 8 / 5 with winner having 8 votes to every 5 votes for the loser.
The winner had 992 votes.
8 / 5 = 992 / x
cross multiply
8x = 5(992)
8x = 4960
x = 620
So the loser had 620 votes.
2007-09-21 05:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by Mathematica 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
did the winner have 992 votes or was the the total number of votes 992??
2007-09-21 12:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a ratio
8/5 = 992/x
x = (992 x 5)/8
x = 620
620 votes for the loser
2007-09-21 12:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mike G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
13 is to 992
8/13 of 992 = 610
5/13 of 992 = 382
Hopefully, this is corect.
2007-09-21 12:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by Steve B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not as much as the winner
2007-09-21 12:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋