Question

Out of all the people surveyed, 710 of them (or 82%) said they wanted more drinking fountains put in. How many people were surveyed?

Answer 1

The percentage shows that number of people that were surveyed is 866.

How to calculate percentage

Let the number of people surveyed be x.

Therefore, from the question given and the percentage, the calculation goes thus:

82% × x = 710

0.82x = 710

x = 710/0.82

x = 866

The number of people surveyed is 866.

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