Question

The two-way table shows the number of men and women who voted for Candidate A or B.

What percent of people who voted for Candidate A were women? Express your answer to the nearest whole percent.

%

Men Women
Candidate A 1253 1921
Candidate B 1564 1723

Answer 1

We're looking for a percentage of the people who voted for Candidate-A. So
the first thing we need to know is: How many people voted for Candidate-A ?

The number of people who voted for Candidate-A is

(1,253 men) + (1,921 women) = 3,174 people .

The question is: What percent of those people were women ?

Out of the total, 1,921 were women.
To find percent, you divide the part by the total.

1,921 / 3,174 = 0.6052 .

Changed to percent and rounded to the nearest whole one, that's 61% .