Arandom sample of voters found that 180 out of 320 people were in favor of a gas tax. election results found that 36,000 people voted in favor of the gas tax. which is a good prediction for the total number of people who voted on the gas tax issue

64,000

Explanation:

If 180 out of 320 people were in favor of a gas tax, then 140 people (320 - 180) must have voted against the gas tax (assuming all voted and are valid)

The ratio of those that voted in favor of the tax to those who voted against is 180 to 140 expressed as 9:7 in the simplest form.

Now, if 36,000 people voted in favor of the tax, let the total number of people who voted on the issue be T

9/(9 + 7) × T = 36000

(9/16)T = 36000

9T = 36000 × 16

T = 36000 × 16/9

T = 64,000

This means 64,000 people would have participated in the vote.

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