Question

in a sample of people on the school board, 2 out of 5 were in favor of a new high school being built. If 3,500 people vote in the next local election approximately how many would vote against the new high school being built?

Answer 1

Answer:

2,100 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

If 2 out of 5 people were in favor of a new high school being built, we know that 3 out of 5 people are against the decision. We can simply use this as a fraction to find the amount of people against:

$3500 * \frac{3}{5}= 2100$

Therefore, 2,100 people are against the decision.