Maggie and Christian contested for the position of vice-president of a society - If 3140 of the total voters voted for Maggie- what percent of total votes did Christian get-

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Maggie and Christian contested for the position of vice‐president of a society . If $\frac{31}{40}$ of the total voters voted for Maggie, what percent of total votes did Christian get?

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Fraction of voters who voted for Christian = $\frac{9}{40} Percent of votes Christian got = \frac{9}{40} \times 100 = 22.5 %$
(1+1 = 2 marks)

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Maggie and Christian contested for the position of vice‐president of a society . If 3140 of the total voters voted for Maggie, what percent of total votes did Christian get?

Fraction of voters who voted for Christian = 940Percent of votes Christian got = 940×100 = 22.5% (1+1 = 2 marks)

Maggie and Christian contested for the position of vice‐president of a society . If $\frac{31}{40}$ of the total voters voted for Maggie, what percent of total votes did Christian get?

Fraction of voters who voted for Christian = $\frac{9}{40} Percent of votes Christian got = \frac{9}{40} \times 100 = 22.5 %$
(1+1 = 2 marks)