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A chess club with 40 members is electing a new president. Hong received 36

votes. What percentage of the club members voted for Hong?

User KevinUK
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36/40 = 9/10
and convert into percentage would be (9/10 )*100 which would be 90
User Yury
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The correct answer is 90%

Step By Step Answer:
36 out of 40 people voted for Hong therefore it would be 36/40.
36 divided by 40 is 0.9.
0.9 times 100 is 90.
36/40 is equivalent to 90%!

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