In the class election, the student who gets the highest number of votes will become the class president and the one who gets the second highest number of votes will become the class vice president. Tabitha and four other students were candidates. Tabitha's teacher announces the election
results as percentages of the total number of votes. Two hundred votes were cast in the election. In this activity, you will relate the percentages of
the votes received to the actual numbers.
Question 1
The table gives the percentage of votes each candidate received. Use the information in the table to understand the results of the election
Candidate Percentage of Votes
Tabitha
30%
Vincent
12%
Esmeralda
22%
Nancy
5%
Tyler
31%
Part A
How many votes did Tabitha receive?