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Out of 15, 000 voters in a constituency, 60% voted. Find the percentage of voters who did not vote. Can you now find how many actually did not vote?
Out of 15, 000 voters in a constituency, 60% voted. Find the percentage of voters who did not vote. Can you now find how many actually did not vote?
Updated On: Dec 7, 2023
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Percentage of voters who voted = \(60\%\)
Percentage of those who did not vote = \(100\% - 60\% = 40\%\)
Number of people who did not vote = \(40\% \;of\; 15000\)
= \(\frac{40}{100}\times 15000\)
= \(6000\)
Therefore, \(6000\) people did not vote.
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