Question

albert, who just won the election for student body president at westford middle school, tallied how many votes he received from each grade.
vote breakdown
sixth grade: $\frac{1}{2}$
seventh grade: $\frac{1}{4}$
eighth grade: $\frac{1}{4}$
if albert received 180 votes, how many of them were from the seventh grade?
$square$ votes

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the fraction for seventh grade

The pie chart shows seventh grade has a fraction of $\frac{1}{4}$ of the total votes.

Step2: Calculate votes from seventh grade

Total votes = 180. Multiply total votes by the fraction for seventh grade: $180\times\frac{1}{4}$.
Simplify: $180\div4 = 45$.

Answer:

45