Question

FAN AND MEDAL: NEED HELP PLEASE! Maya and Sally were the two finalists in a singing competition. The person with the most votes from the audience was chosen as the winner. Sally received 25% of the total votes and lost by 62,500 votes. No person in the audience was allowed to vote more than once. The equation below represents this situation, where y is the total number of votes cast and x is the number of votes Maya received.

x - 62,500 = 0.25y

If a total of 125,000 people voted, how many votes did Maya receive? Do not enter comma for placeholder values.

Answer 1

@PinkSapphire
@Jagking

Answer 2

@campbell_st

Answer 3

well if sally received 25% of the vote Maya received 75% of the vote

so if the total number of votes are 125 000

then

Sally = 125000 x 25/100

Maya=125000 x 75/100

hope it helps

Answer 4

It helps a lot...Do you mind helping me with some other word problems like this one? @campbell_st

Answer 5

Or can somebody else help me? @PinkSapphire @Jagking

Answer 6

WHTS UP?

Answer 7

The cost of coffee is determined by the type of coffee beans that are mixed together. The cost of a local mix of Arabica and Robusta beans is modeled by the equation below where A = the pounds of Arabica and R = pounds of Robusta.

700A + 1200R = 1,000,000

If a mixture contains 1000 pounds of Arabica beans, how many pounds of Robusta beans should be in the mixture?

R = ________________ pounds

Answer 8

We are working on Two-Variable Equations...

Answer 9

R=250

Answer 10

how did you figure that out?

Answer 11

x=250

Answer 12

dang. u always bet me pinky.

Answer 13

LOL

Answer 14

I will explain...

Answer 15

okay. thank you.

Answer 16

u take 1000 and mutiply it wit 700. which will give u 700000. then u subtract tht wit 1,000,000. then u divide tht by 1200. then thts how u get r.

Answer 17

700A+1200R=1000000

700(1000)+1200R=1000000

700000+1200R=1000000
-700000 -700000

1200R=300000

1200R/1200=300000/1200

R=250

Answer 18

ha. beat u this time.

Answer 19

Thank you both... A LOT! I have so many to do and they are so confusing!

Answer 20

Do you need any more help?

Answer 21

If you don't mind. Can I open it in another question though?

Answer 22

Sure.

Answer 23

yea. bring it. i'm beaten u this time pinky.

Answer 24

Yeah you did:(