Question

In a recent poll,only 8% of the people surveyed were againt a new bill making it mandatory to recycle. How many of he 75 people surveyed were against the bill?

Answer 1

There were 6 people against the bill.

Explanation:

Given:

In a recent poll,only 8% of the people surveyed were against a new bill making it mandatory to recycle.

Now, to find of the 75 people surveyed were against the bill.

Total number of people = 75.

Percent of the people surveyed were against the bill = 8%.

Now, to get the number of people who were against the bill:

8% of 75

`=(8)/(100)* 75`

`=0.08* 75`

`=6.`

Therefore, there were 6 people against the bill.