Question

katys town voted on a new speed limit. 25% of the 5,000 votes were in favor of the new speed limit. how many votes were in favor? votes

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

$25\%=\frac{25}{100}=0.25$

Step2: Calculate the number of votes in favor

Multiply the total number of votes by the decimal form of the percentage.
$5000\times0.25 = 1250$

Answer:

$1250$