Question

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?

Answer 1

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 2

70%

Explanation:

Percentage

Example: 6 out 20 =
`(6*5)/(20*5) =(30)/(100) = 30 percent`

Solution

Given from the question:

`(70)/(100) = 70 percent`