Question

In a survey, 80 people said they live in Houston. If 250 were surveyed, what percent of the people said they live in Houston?

Answer 1

The percent of the people said that they live in Houston is 32%.

Explanation:

Think of 250 as a whole, or 100%.

The way I do it is to put it in fraction form, then divide the numerator by the denominator.

In this case...

NUMERATOR = number of people in Houston

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DENOMINATOR = total amount of people surveyed

80/250, then you divide 80 by 250, which will give you a decimal number of 0.32.

0.32 is 32% in decimal format, since 1 would be 100%.

Hope this helped. :)

Answer 2

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= 80 ÷ 250 × 100

= 32%

From 250 People Surveyed, 32% Live In Houston

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