Question

Residents of a small city voted on whether

to allow a developer to build a shopping
center. The number of votes in favor of the
shopping center was 3,400. The number of
votes against the shopping center was 15,600.
What percent of the voters were in favor of
building the shopping center?
What percent of the voters were against of
building the shopping center?

Answer 1

Add the two numbers together to find total votes:

3,400 + 15,600 = 19,000 total votes.

Divide votes for by total votes:

3,400 / 19,000 = 0.1789

Multiply by 100:

0.1789 x 100 = 17.89% voted for it.

Subtract the percent that votes for it from 100%

100% - 17.89% = 82.11% voted against it.

The answers probably need to be rounded, so 18% for, and 82% against.