if a candidate is running for mayor received 25% of the votes.The candidate received 12,000 votes.About how many people voted

Respuesta :

48.000 since 12k is 25 percent
Let x be the number of people who voted. The mayor received .25 of the votes. so the mayor received .25x votes. We know that he gets 12,000 votes. So .25x=12,000. Then solve and you get 48000.