Beth received 4/12 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast? Pick one.
A) 1/5	B) 2/7	C) 3/10	D) 7/20	E) 2/8
Let the total votes be 12. Beth received 2 votes, other votes  12-4= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 12-4</gadget>
<output>8</output>
8. In order to have received 1/2 of the votes she needed 6 votes so 2 more, which is 2/8 of the other votes.   Answer: 2/8.
<result>E</result>
Beth received 4/12 of the votes cast in a certian election. What franction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?