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    3. A class of 40 students elected a class president. There were 12 votes for Candidate A, and 18 votes for Candidate B. The rest of the class did not vote. Which expression gives the percent of voters who voted for Candidate A?
    A class of 40 students elected a class president. There were 12 votes for Candidate A, and 18 votes for Candidate B. The rest of the class did not vote. Which expression gives the percent of voters who voted for Candidate A?

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      40 votes possible.


      40 = 100%


      12 votes for Candidate A;  18 votes for candidate B. 


      12 + 18 = 30


      40 - 30 = 10 votes uncast.


      Divide 12 by 40  to get your answer   12/40   =  .30  =  30%

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