Question

The city council voted on a new tax. 19 council members voted in favor of the tax. The council has 95 members. What percentage of the council members voted in favor of the tax?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

25%

Explanation:

the ratio would be 19:76

seeing that 19 would be the # of council members that voted in favor,

you would first and only divide the 19 by the remaining 76 (You have to first subtract the total by the in favor) so with that you would end up with 25% voting in favor and leaving the other 75% voting no.