Question

Jina is running for president of the chess club, and she received 28 votes. There are 40 members in the club. What percentage of the club members voted for Jina?

Answer 1

Answer:

70% of the members voted for Jina.

Step-by-step explanation:

votes : members

  28   :      40

  70   :      100

70% of the members voted for Jina.

Answer 2

Answer:

70%

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percentage, turn 28/40 into a fraction:

28

------------

40

Then, keep simplifying it, or dividing it by the GCF.

28 14 7

------------ ----> ----------- ----> -----------

40 20 10

7/10 in a percentage is 70 percent since 7/10 can turn into 70/100