Question

In a recent vote between two nominees, 0.4 of the registered voters chose Candidate A and 0.25 of the registered voters chose Candidate B. What fraction of the total registered voters participated in the election?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{13}{20}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Total participants = 0.4 + 0.25 = 0.65

Fraction:

$\frac{65}{100} = \frac{13}{20}$

Answer 2

As the electorate expanded, the political parties evolved to mobilize the growing mass of voters as the means of political control. ... In recent decades, increasing numbers of individual voters classify themselves as “independent,” and they are permitted to register to vote as such in many states.