Beth received 2/5 of the votes cast in a certain election. What fraction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 2/3 of the votes cast?  Pick:
A) 1/5 B) 2/7 C) 3/10 D) 7/20 E) 4/9
Let the total votes be 100. Beth received 40 votes, other votes  100-40= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 100-40</gadget>
<output>60</output>
60. In order to have received 1/2 of the votes she needed 200/3 votes so 80/3 more, which is 4/9 of the other votes.   Answer: 4/9.
<result>E</result>
Beth received 2/5 of the votes cast in a certain election. What fraction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 2/3 of the votes cast?