In a recent election, Ms. Robbins received 6,000 votes cast by independent voters, that is, voters not registered with a specific political party. She also received 15 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? Choose the correct choice from the following options
A) 0.06N + 3,200
B) 0.09N + 6,000
C) 0.4N + 7,200
D) 0.1N + 8,000
E) 0.06N + 8,000
I will go with option B   According to question 40 percent of total votes (N) cas were cast by independent voters. This implies 60 percent of N are voters that belong to political party. And she received 6000 votes from independent voters and 15 percent from registered voters (i.e 0.15 * 0.6 * N = 0.09N). Hence total votes = 6000 + 0.09N ....option 0.09N + 6,000
<result>B</result>
In a recent election, Ms. Robbins received 6,000 votes cast by independent voters, that is, voters not registered with a specific political party. She also received 15 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?