A political candidate receives 2,460 votes in a local election. If they received 25.9% of the total votes, how many people voted in the election?

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We can use the percent formula to solve. The percent formula is below: ^part⁄_whole = ^%⁄₁₀₀ We are given the part (the 2,460 votes the candidate received) and are asked to find the whole, which is the total number of voters (x): ²⁴⁶⁰⁄_x = ^25.9⁄₁₀₀ Cross multiply and solve for x: 25.9 * x = 2460 * 100 25.9x = 246,000 25.9x/25.9 = 246,000/25.9 x = 9,498 So, 2,460 is 25.9% of 9,498

A Political Candidate Receives 2,460 Votes in a Local Election