Question

21 out of the 150 people at a real estate conference were women. What percentage of the people at the conference were women?Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

- The percentage of women is

`\begin{gathered} \%\text{ Women}=\frac{Number\text{ of women}}{Total\text{ number of people}}*100\% \\ \\ \text{ Number of women}=21 \\ \text{ Total number of people }=150 \\ \\ \%\text{ Women}=(21)/(150)*100\% \\ \\ \%\text{ Women}=14\% \end{gathered}`