Bridgette's town had an election last month. 70 out of the 100 people in the town voted
in the election. What percentage of the people voted?

Respuesta :

answer:

70%

steps:

in word problems

'out of' means ÷ or divide

70 out of the 100 people means

70÷100

70÷100= .7

move the decimal 2 spots to the right to percent

70%

Answer:

70%

Step-by-step explanation:

Percentage

Example: 6 out 20 = [tex]\frac{6*5}{20*5} =\frac{30}{100} = 30 percent[/tex]

Solution

Given from the question:

[tex]\frac{70}{100} = 70 percent[/tex]