Question

Victoria's town voted on a new speed limit. Out of 56 votes, 42 were in favor of the new speed limit. What percentage of the votes were in favor of the new speed limit?

Answer 1

75% of the votes were in favor.

Explanation:

To find the percent(rate), we use the formula r=p/b

The question is "What percent(rate) of 56 is 42?"

So fill in the formula and it will show as r=42/56, which is the rate will be equal to 42 divided by 56.

Perform the calculations and the result will show 0.75

Convert the decimal to a percent by moving the decimal point two places to the right and you will have 75% as your answer.