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OpenStudy (thefluffmuncher):

The bar graph shows the percent of people who voted for each candidate for president of their book club. After a discrepancy is found, a second vote is taken. Which is the best conjecture for the number of votes Todd receives in the re-vote if 200 book club members vote? A. 30 B. 36 C. 60 D. 120

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

look at the bar graph

OpenStudy (thefluffmuncher):

yea

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

what does the heights indicate ?

OpenStudy (thefluffmuncher):

??

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

the heights indicate the `percent of votes received`

OpenStudy (thefluffmuncher):

yea

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

tell me below : whats the percent of votes received by Todd ?

OpenStudy (thefluffmuncher):

60

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Excellent ! so, whats the 60 percent of 200 ?

OpenStudy (thefluffmuncher):

120?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

thats it !

OpenStudy (thefluffmuncher):

ty so much

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

just notice that if you add up all the heights in that bar graph, they add up to 100 cuz the total percent can be 100 only.

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yw

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