Question

A chess club with 45 members is electing a new president. Bob received 18 votes. What percentage of the club members voted for Bob?​

Answer 1

Given:

A chess club with 45 members is electing a new president.

Bob received 18 votes.

To find:

The percentage of the club members who voted for Bob.

Solution:

We have,

Total number of members = 45

Votes received by bob = 18

Now, the percentage of the club members who voted for Bob is

$\%=\dfrac{\text{Number of members voted for bob}}{\text{Total members}}\times 100$

$\%=\dfrac{18}{45}\times 100$

$\%=\dfrac{2}{5}\times 100$

$\%=\dfrac{200}{5}$

$\%=40$

Therefore, 40% of the club members voted for Bob.