Suppose a particular city estimates that only 2 5 of its eligible voters went to the polls. If 30,000 voters were at the polls, how many eligible voters does the city have?

Given:

Particular city estimates that only 2/5 of its eligible voters went to the polls.

30,000 voters were at the polls.

To find:

The number of eligible voters in the city.

Solution:

We have,

Total number of votes at the polls = 30000

Estimated eligible voters went to the polls =

Now, the number of eligible voters is

Therefore, total number of eligible voters is 12000.

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