I KNOW THE ANSWER I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET TO IT. HELP???! One in every 9 people in a town vote for party A. All others vote for party B. How many people vote for party B in a town of 810?

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campbell_st · Answer

1 in 9  means 1 vote for party A and 8 votes for party B

so take the voting population, divide it by 9, this will be the number who voted for party A

multiply the answer by 8 to give the number of people who votes for party B. 

hope it helps

anonymous · Answer

oh so you don't subtract?

campbell_st · Answer

well you can.... or you can use the value for 1 and then multiply it by 8. 

both methods should give the same answer

anonymous · Answer

someone said ‎810 divided by 9 = 90, 810 - 90 = 720

campbell_st · Answer

and if you divide by 9   Vote for A = 90
                                     Vote for B = 90 x 8 = 720

anonymous · Answer

I just need to know the equation or w.e and why we subrtract or multipy

anonymous · Answer

@campbell_st