Question

The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 90% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

Answer 1

18 members voted in favor of the new tax.

Explanation:

Given:

Number of members = 20

Percent of members voted in favor of tax = 90 %.

Therefore, as per question,

Number of members voted in favor of tax =
`90\% \textrm{ of }20=(90)/(100)* 20=0.90* 20 = 18`

Hence, 18 members voted in favor of the new tax.