Question

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

Whoever answers it gets medal

Answer 2

Label x and y. What would be the representation of x and y?

Answer 3

y=125000
x=93750

Answer 4

I think

Answer 5

Correct. Y is the total number of votes cast and x is the number of votes

Answer 6

So what would the answer be?

Answer 7

y is already been given to you.
x − 62,500 = 0.25y
y=125,000
plug in for y and solve for x

Answer 8

Alright

Answer 9

Your question wants you to find how many votes did Maya receive which is x, that's why you'll solve for x.

Answer 10

k got it

Answer 11

Umm

Answer 12

Is everything okay?

Answer 13

Is it 93750?

Answer 14

Yes :)

Answer 15

ty :D

Answer 16

Np! ^_^