Question

There were 200 people who voted at the town council meeting. Of these people, 40% voted for building a new basketball court in the park. How many people voted against building the new basketball court? Use numbers and words to explain the answer you got

Answer 1

Percentage of people who voted for building a new basketball court in the park=40%
Percentage of people who voted against building the new basketball court in the park=total percentage-percentage of people who voted to build the basketball court
         100%-40%=60%
now, ATQ...
60% of 200
60/100×200=120
therefore,120 people voted against building the new basketball court.

Answer 2

120 people
40% of 200 is 80
200-80=120
so 120 people voted against the basketball court