In the last municipal election, 62 1/2% of the population of 94,800 was eligible to vote. Of those eligible, 33 1/3% voted. (a) What was the number of eligible voters? (b) How many voted? (a) The number of eligible voters was 19750. (Simplify your answer.)
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We know that 62.2% of the population was eligible to vote. So, we can calculate the number of eligible voters as follows: Number of eligible voters = (Percentage of eligible voters) × (Total population) Number of eligible voters = (62.2%) × (94,800) Now, we need Show more…
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