A newspaper survey showed that 2 out of every 3 eligible voters did vote in the town election. At this rate, how many people in a town of 300,000 eligible voters voted in the election?

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A newspaper survey showed that 2 out of every 3 eligible voters did vote in the town election. At this rate, how many people in a town of 300,000 eligible voters voted in the election? ​

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If 2 out of every 3 eligible voters voted, then the fraction of eligible voters who voted is 2/3.

To find out how many people voted in a town of 300,000 eligible voters, we can use this fraction to set up a proportion:

2/3 = x/300,000

To solve for x (the number of people who voted), we can cross-multiply:

2(300,000) = 3x

600,000 = 3x

x = 200,000

Therefore, the answer is C) 200,000.

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