Question

Residents in Crown Heights voted on whether to open a Starbucks or a Coffe bean in a recently vacated lot.The number of votes in favor Starbucks was 1,760.The number for Coffe bean was 240.What percent of the voters were in favor of building the Starbucks?

Answer 1

88%

Explanation:

1760 + 240 = 2000. This means 1760/2000 of them were voting in favor of Starbucks. 1760/2000 simplifies to 88/100, which is 88%.