Question

A town is debating whether to put in curbs along the streets. The ratio of town residents who support putting in curbs to those who oppose it is 2 to 5 what percent of the residents oppose putting in curbs

Answer 1

Answer:

71.4%

Step-by-step explanation:

The total residents is (5+2) = 7

Those that oppose are 5÷7

5÷7 = 0.714 = 71.4 %