Answer:
20%
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
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 4,400.
The number of votes against the shopping center was 17,600.
Question asked:
What percent of the voters were in favor of building the shopping center ?
Solution:
The number of votes in favor of the shopping center = 4,400
The number of votes against the shopping center = 17,600
Total number of residents = 4,400 + 17,600 = 22,000
[tex]Percent\ in\ favor=\frac{Number \ of\ votes\ in\ favor}{Total\ number\ of\ residents} \times100[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{4400}{22000} \times100=\frac{440000}{22000} =20\%[/tex]
Thus, 20% of the voters were in favor of building the shopping center.
