The residents of a town held an election over the construction of a new development. The number of votes in favor of the development was 4,400. The number of votes against were 17,600. What percent of the voters were in favor of the construction?
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To find the total number of votes, we add the number of votes in favor and the number of votes against: Total number of votes = 4,400 + 17,600 = 22,000 Show more…
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