In a recent election, Ms. Robbins received 5,000 votes cast by independent voters, that is, voters not registered with a specific political party. She also received 10 percent of the votes cast by those voters registered with a political party. If N is the total number of votes cast in the election and 40 percent of the votes cast were cast by independent voters, which of the following represents the number of votes that Ms. Robbins received?
Answers.
A) 0.06N + 3,200 B) 0.06N + 5,000 C) 0.4N + 7,200 D) 0.1N + 8,000 E) 0.06N + 8,000
total vote = N   vote cast by independent voters = 0.4 N   vote cast by registered voters = 0.6 N   vote received by Ms. Robbins = 5000 + 10% of vote be registered voters = 5000 + 0.06 N   Answer choice 0.06N + 5,000
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In a recent election, Ms. Robbins received 5,000 votes cast by independent voters, that is, voters not registered with a specific political party. She also received 10 percent of the votes cast by those voters registered with a political party. If N is the total number of votes cast in the election and 40 percent of the votes cast were cast by independent voters, which of the following represents the number of votes that Ms. Robbins received?