Question

The city council voted on a new tax. 19 council members voted in favor of the tax. The council has 38 members. What percentage of the council members voted in favor of the tax? Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Answer 1

50%

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Number of those who voted in favor of the tax = 19

Total member of the council = 38

Unknown:

Percentage of council members that voted in favor of the tax = ?

Solution:

To find the percentage of those that voted in favor;

=
`(number of those that voted in favor)/(Total number of council members ) x 100`

Input the parameters and solve;

=
`(19)/(38)` x 100

= 50%