Question

Eight hundred registered voters were asked whether they would vote yes or no on a certain measure. If 38% of those polled said yes, what percent of the voters said no? 38% 52% 62% 68%

Answer 1

The percent of voters that said no are 62%

Answer 2

Option 3rd is correct.

Explanation:

Given:

Percentage of people who said yes on certain measure = 38%

To find: Percentage of people who said no on same measure.

We know that complete Percentage of value is 100%

So from 100% remaining percentage are the people who said no.

So, Percentage of people who said no on same measure = 100 - 38 = 62%

Therefore, Option 3rd is correct.