Beth received 1/10 of the votes cast in a certain election. What fraction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 1/5
B) 2/7
C) 3/10
D) 7/20
E) 4/9
Let the total votes be 100. Beth received 10 votes, other votes  100-10= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 100-10</gadget>
<output>90</output>
90. In order to have received 1/2 of the votes she needed 50 votes so 40 more, which is 40/90=4/9 of the other votes.   Answer: 4/9
<result>E</result>
Beth received 1/10 of the votes cast in a certain election. What fraction of the other votes cast would she have needed in order to have received 1/2 of the votes cast?