Week 16 CAPT Problem - 9th Grade


Election


In the recent election for student class president at Harding High School 700 of the 923 eligible voters voted. Juan received 42% of the votes, Reese 34% and James 24%.



  1. What percent of the eligible students voted?

  2. How many votes did Juan get?

  3. How many more votes did Juan receive than James?

  4. How many more votes did Reese receive than James?

  5. How many people would have to change their votes from Juan to Reese for Reese to have won? (don't forget when a person changes their vote one comes off of Juan's total and one gets added to Reese's total)