Question

In a certain constituency, there are 8 500 voters and

on Election Day, 15% of them failed to vote. Calculate
the number of people who voted.​

Answer 1

First let's find how much is 15% of 8500 voters.

To do that, we can multiply 15 by 8500 and then divide by 100.

Work: 15 x 8500 = 127500

127500/100 = 1275

Therefore 15 percent of 8500 is 1275.

Then, we subtract 1275 from 8500 to find the amount of people who did vote.

8500 - 1275 = 7,225

Thus, 7,225 people voted while 1,275 people did not.

Answer 2

7225

Explanation:

8500 voters =100% 100%-15%=85

r =85%

8500 v x 85%=722500/100=7225