Beth received 3/12 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?
Answers.
A) 1/5
B) 2/7
C) 3/9
D) 7/20
E) 1/2
Let the total votes be 12. Beth received 3 votes, other votes  12-3= 
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<output>9</output>
9. In order to have received 1/2 of the votes she needed 6 votes so 3 more, which is 3/9 of the other votes.   Answer: 3/9.
<result>C</result>
Beth received 3/12 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?