in a recent election , geoff received 1 percent of the 6,000 votes cast . to win the election , a candidate needed to receive more than x % of the vote . if geoff needed exactly 3000 more votes to win the election , what is the value of x ?
"word problems are tricky in somehow more than other problem because you have the additional step to translate . breaking the problem : geoff how many votes he receives ? ? 60 votes he needs 3571 more votes so : 60 + 3000 = 3060 now what ' s the problem wants ? ? a x % . . . . . . . . 3060 is what % of total votes 6000 . . . . . . . . translating : 3060 = x / 100 * 6000 - - - x = 51 % . . . . . . . . . . d"
add(divide(const_100, const_2), 1)