There are 538 total votes in the electoral college, which elects the president of the united states. at 7: 30 pm on november 8, 2016, cbs reported that hillary clinton had won 3 of the 27 electoral college votes decided so far. if this trend continued throughout the night, how many electoral college votes would she get in total? round to the nearest vote if necessary.

nearly 60 votes

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 538 total votes in the electoral college.

At 7:30 PM on November 8, 2016, CBS reported that Hillary Clinton had won 3 of the 27 electoral college votes decided so far.

At this rate,

3 won votes - 27 votes

x won votes - 538 votes

Write a proportion:

Cross multiply:

step-by-step explanation:

you can add the two numbers and divide the result by 2. or you can find the gap between the two numbers and add half of this to the smaller number.

96 39 cause 135 -96=39 im smart (i used a calculater)