Aclass of 40 students elected a class president. there were 12 votes for candidate a, and 18 votes for candidate b. the remaining students in the class did not vote. which expression gives the percent of voters who voted for candidate a?

Step-by-step explanation:

A class of students elected a class president.

Number of votes for candidate A = 12

Number of votes for candidate B = 18

Number of students who did not vote = 40 - (12+18)

                                                              = 40 - 30

                                                             = 10

The expression which gives the percent of voters who voted for candidate A would be :

Percentage of votes for candidate A =

                                               =      

                                               =  30%

30% of the students who voted for candidate A.

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