The results of an election are shown in the table below. candidate fraction of votes johnson \dfrac{1}{9} 9 1 start fraction, 1, divided by, 9, end fraction smith \dfrac{7}{18} 18 7 start fraction, 7, divided by, 18, end fraction dragovic \dfrac{1}{2} 2 1 start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction what is the difference between the fractions of votes received by dragovic and johnson

We are given the results of an election:

Candidate Fraction of votes

Johnson =

Smith  =

Dragovic =

Now, we need to find the difference between the fractions of votes received by Dragovic and Johnson.

Therefore, difference is :

Taking common denominator of 2 and 9 is 18.

Therefore, the difference between the fractions of votes received by Dragovic and Johnson is .

the answer is 15% decrease

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents