in a recent election , geoff received 0.5 percent of the 6,000 votes cast . to win the election , a candidate needed to receive more than x % of the vote . if geoff needed exactly 3,000 more votes to win the election , what is the value of x ?
word problems are tricky in somehow more than other problem because you have the additional step to translate . breaking the problem : geoff how many votes he receives ? ? 30 votes he needs 3571 more votes so : 30 + 3000 = 3030 now what ' s the problem wants ? ? a x % . . . . . . . . 3030 is what % of total votes 6000 . . . . . . . . translating : 3030 = x / 100 * 6000 - - - x = 50.5 % . . . . . . . . . . b
add(divide(const_100, const_2), 0.5)