Beth received 1/10 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?  Select
A) 1/5  B) 4/7  C) 3/10  D) 7/20  E) 1/2
Let the total votes be 10. Beth received 1 votes, other votes  10-1= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 10-1</gadget>
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9. In order to have received 1/2 of the votes she needed 5 votes so 4 more, which is 4/7 of the other votes.   Answer: 4/7.
<result>B</result>
Beth received 1/10 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?