Three students are running for class president at Madison High School. Helen has h votes, Jami has h - 20 votes, and Rick has h + 12 votes. Which of the following statements is true regarding Rick's votes?
A.
Rick has 32 more votes than Helen.
B.
Rick has 12 less votes than Helen.
C.
Rick has 32 more votes than Jami.
D.
Rick has 12 more votes than Jami.
C. Rick has 32 more votes than Jami.
To find out, we can substitute the given expressions for each candidate's votes:
Helen: h votes
Jami: h - 20 votes
Rick: h + 12 votes
Therefore, to find the difference between Rick's votes and Jami's votes, we can subtract their vote expressions:
(h + 12) - (h - 20) = h + 12 - h + 20 = 32
So Rick has 32 more votes than Jami, making option C the correct answer.