Question

Residents of a small city voted on whether to allow a developer to build a shopping center. The number of votes in favor of the shopping center was 4,400. The number of votes against the shopping center was 17,600. What percent of the voters were in favor of building the shopping center

Answer 1

Answer:

20%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Residents of a small city voted on whether to allow a developer to build a shopping center.

The number of votes in favor of the shopping center was 4,400.

The number of votes against the shopping center was 17,600.

Question asked:

What percent of the voters were in favor of building the shopping center ?

Solution:

The number of votes in favor of the shopping center = 4,400

The number of votes against the shopping center = 17,600

Total number of residents =  4,400 +  17,600 = 22,000

$Percent\ in\ favor=\frac{Number \ of\ votes\ in\ favor}{Total\ number\ of\ residents} \times100$

                            $=\frac{4400}{22000} \times100=\frac{440000}{22000} =20\%$

Thus, 20% of the voters were in favor of building the shopping center.