Chauncy, an English bulldog, received 1200 votes in the Mr. Bulldog USA competition, giving him approximately 30 percent of the vote. Approximately what percent of the remaining votes would he have needed to receive in order to win 70 percent of the total votes?

• let total vote =x, then 30%of x =1200, therfore x =4000 &remaining 70% of 4000= 2800. now he has needed 1600 more to make it 70% of total vote. so % needed from rem vote= (1600*100)/2800=57.14% approx
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(23) No(2)
• let the total vote is x.then 30% of x=(30/100)*x=1200,
  or,x=(1200*100)/30;
  or,x=4000;
  now, 30% of votes already given...so other 70% of x votes=(70/100) *4000=2800 votes. now other needed votes=(70-30)%=40% votes. so 40% votes of x=(40/100)*4000=1600; now he have needed only % of votes=(100*1600)/2800=160000/2800;=57.14285714%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(10) No(2)
• Let,total votes='x'.
  According to the question,
  30% of x=1200
  =>x=4000.
  Hence,Remaining votes=(4000-1200)=2800.
  Then,
  1200+(y% of 2800)=70% of 4000 (where 'y' is the percentage of the remaining votes would he have needed to receive in order to win 70% of the total votes)
  =>1200+{(y/100)*2800}=(70/100)*4000
  =>1200+{(y/100)*2800}=2800
  =>(y/100)*2800=1600
  =>y=(1600*100)/2800
  =>y=57.14%(approx).
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(0)
• 57.14% (approx)
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• 30% of x=1200;
  therefore, x= 4000;
  remaining votes=4000-1200=2800;
  to get 70% of total votes(x),he has to get 1500 votes out of 2800 remaining votes
  so,% of remaining votes to get 70% of total votes=(1500/2800)*100=53.57%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• let the total vote is x , 30% of x= 30*x/100=1200, we are getting the value of x=4000.
  now 70% of 4000 is 2800. now he has required 1600 more to make it 70% of x, that is total vote. so % reqired from remaning vote= (1600*100)/2800=57.14%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• 1200=30%
  3600=90%
  400=10%
  That is 4000 total votes..
  2800=70%
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• Given, 30%=1200
  SO, 70%=?
  30=1200
  70=?
  Cross multiply them.
  we get=>30x=1200*70.
  =>x=1200*70/30
  =>x=2800 which is 70%.
  Total votes it got,1200=30%
  so,it need 40% more votes.
  40%=70%-30%.
  =2800-1200=1600.
  So, 1600 is the answer.
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)