Question

The student at Abu 's School voted for a new school mascot. 60% of the students voted to be the Falcons. If there are 595students in St. Joseph’s school, how many students voted not to be the Falcons?

Answer 1

Answer:

Given :-

• There are 595 total students in the school .
• 60% of the total students voted to be the falcons .

$\large\bf{\underline{To \:find }}$

• How many students voted not to be in falcon ?

$\large\bf{\underline{Therefore }}$

‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎⟹ 100 - 60 = 40

• 40% of the total students voted not be in falcon

$\large\bf{\underline{Hence }}$

‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎⟹ 40% of 595

‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎$= \frac{40}{100} \times 595$

‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎$=2 \times 119$

‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎‎‎ ‎ ‎$= 238$

$\bf{\underline{So , 238 \: students \:voted \:not\:to \:be\:in\: falcon }}$