(Please answer this, I will give out MEDALS!!!!!!!!!)

Use a fraction to estimate the percent of each number.

In 2000, there were about 210,000,000 Americans eligible to vote for president. About 50% of eligible voters did not vote that year. Al Gore got 48% of the votes that were cast. About how many votes did Gore receive?

Question

(Please answer this, I will give out MEDALS!!!!!!!!!)

Use a fraction to estimate the percent of each number. 

In 2000, there were about 210,000,000 Americans eligible to vote for president. About 50% of eligible voters did not vote that year. Al Gore got 48% of the votes that were cast. About how many votes did Gore receive?

anonymous · Answer

$$210,000,00 * .5 * .48 = votes Al got$$

anonymous · Answer

@hobbs978 Would the answer be "50,400,000"?

anonymous · Answer

Because there's an example to know how to do it to get the right answer.

Example: 

27 of 63 = 25% ● 63 

= 1/4 ● 60 

= 15 

27% of 63 is about 15.

anonymous · Answer

yes the answer is 50.4 mil

anonymous · Answer

50.4? @hobbs978

anonymous · Answer

50400000

anonymous · Answer

since 50% of the people voted you multi the total by .5 then since Al got 48% you have to multi by .48

anonymous · Answer

Oh okay. Then which is the real answer?

anonymous · Answer

50400000

anonymous · Answer

50,400,000? And are you sure? Because, did you looked at the example?

anonymous · Answer

Yes :P or you can wait a little for someone to check it