Question

There were 180 people who voted at the town council meeting. Of these people, 10% voted for building a new basketball court in the park. How many people voted against building the new basketball court? 10% of 180 equals _____ and 180 - ____ = _____. There are _____ people that are against building the basketball court.

Answer 1

1) Since we want to know 10% of 180, then we can write

(10% =0.1)

$\begin{gathered} 0.1\text{ }\times180\text{ = 18} \\ 180\text{ x 0.9 = 162} \end{gathered}$

2) So, 10% of 180 equals 18 and 180 -18=162

There are 162 people that are against building the basketball court.​