In a survey of voters in Binghamton, 55% of those surveyed said they would vote for Armas for city council. If 24,000 people vote in the election, about how many will vote for Armas?

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Savannah Anderson · Accepted Answer

About 13,200 will vote for Armas for city council.

This issue can be reformulated as: 55% of 24,000 is what? "Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 55% can be written as #55/100#. The word "of" in relation to percents signifies "times" or "to multiply". Lastly, let's designate "v" as the number of voters for Armas that we are seeking. Putting this altogether we can write this equation and solve for #v# while keeping the equation balanced: #v = 55/100 xx 24000# #v = 1320000/100# #v = 13200#

Savannah Anderson · Answer

undefined About 13,200 people will vote for Armas for city council.

Jace Anderson · Answer

undefined To find out how many people will vote for Armas, you would calculate 55% of the total number of voters.

First, you convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100: 55/100 = 0.55.

Then, you multiply the decimal by the total number of voters: 0.55 * 24,000 = 13,200.

So, approximately 13,200 people will vote for Armas in the election.