Question

Molly's town voted on a new speed limit. Out of 38 votes, 19 were in favor of the new speed limit. What percentage of the votes were in favor of the new speed limit? Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

Percentage of votes in favour of new speed limit=50%

Explanation:

There was a voting in Molly's town to set a new limit for the speed attained by a vehicle.

In Molly's town,

• Number of votes recorded=38

• Number of votes in favour of the new speed limit=19

We have to find the percentage of votes in favour of the new speed limit.

For that,the percentage of votes in favour=
`(votes in favour of new speed limit×100)/(total votes)`

Percentage of votes in favour=
`(19*100)/(38)`

Percentage of votes in favour=50%