Question

A city has 73,400 voters. According to a survey, 96% of them will vote to support a local measure. How many people will vote

for this measure?

Answer 1

Answer: 70,464 people

Explanation:

We will write an equation to help us solve. Note that a percent divided by 100 becomes a decimal and that "of" means multiplication in mathematics. Let x be the number of people who will support the measure.

96% of 73,400 voters will support the local measure.

(0.96)(73,400) = x

70,464 people = x