Beth received 4/12 of the votes cast in a certian election.

Beth received 4/12 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

2/8

Steps/Work

Let the total votes be 12. Beth received 2 votes, other votes 12-4=8. In order to have received 1/2 of the votes she needed 6 votes so 2 more, which is 2/8 of the other votes.
Answer: E.