Question

Residents of a small city vote 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%

Explanation:

Number of votes in favor of the shopping center = 4,400.

Number of votes against the shopping center = 17,600

Total number of voters = 4400 + 17600 = 22000

The percent of the voters that were in favor of building the shopping center will be:

= (Number of votes in favor of the shopping center / Total number of voters) × 100

= (4400 / 22000) × 100

= 20%