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The table below shows the number of electoral votes each candidate in the Election of 1860 received. What percent of the total number of electoral votes did each candidate receive? $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline {\text { Party }} & {\text { Candidate }} & {\text { Electoral votes }} \\ \hline \text { Republican } & {\text { Abraham Lincoln }} & {180} \\ \hline \text { Southern Democratic } & {\text { J.C. Breckinridge }} & {72} \\ \hline \text { Constitutional Union } & {\text { John Bell }} & {39} \\ \hline \text { Northern Democratic } & {\text { Stephen Douglas }} & {12} \\ \hline \end{array} $$

Name: Problem 36, Chapter 3: Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills
Uploaded: 2020-04-29T13:17:56-08:00
Duration: 1 min 48 s
Channel: Stephen Russell
Description: The table below shows the number of electoral votes each candidate in the Election of 1860 received. What percent of the total number of electoral votes did each candidate receive? Party Candidate Electoral votes Republican Abraham Lincoln 180 Southern Democratic J.C. Breckinridge 72 Constitutional Union John Bell 39 Northern Democratic Stephen Douglas 12

   The table below shows the number of electoral votes each candidate in the Election of 1860 received. What percent of the total number of electoral votes did each candidate receive?
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline  {\text { Party }} & {\text { Candidate }} & {\text { Electoral votes }} \\
\hline \text { Republican } & {\text { Abraham Lincoln }} & {180} \\
\hline \text { Southern Democratic } & {\text { J.C. Breckinridge }} & {72} \\
\hline \text { Constitutional Union } & {\text { John Bell }} & {39} \\
\hline \text { Northern Democratic } & {\text { Stephen Douglas }} & {12} \\
\hline
\end{array}
$$

Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills

Ron Larson, Laurie… 1st Edition

Chapter 3, Problem 36

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04/29/2020

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We do this by adding up the votes each candidate received. This gives us: \[180 (Lincoln) + 72 (Breckinridge) + 39 (Bell) + 12 (Douglas) = 303 \text{ votes}\] Show more…

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The table below shows the number of electoral votes each candidate in the Election of 1860 received. What percent of the total number of electoral votes did each candidate receive? $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline {\text { Party }} & {\text { Candidate }} & {\text { Electoral votes }} \\ \hline \text { Republican } & {\text { Abraham Lincoln }} & {180} \\ \hline \text { Southern Democratic } & {\text { J.C. Breckinridge }} & {72} \\ \hline \text { Constitutional Union } & {\text { John Bell }} & {39} \\ \hline \text { Northern Democratic } & {\text { Stephen Douglas }} & {12} \\ \hline \end{array} $$

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