The town of Crystal Palms is considering building a public swimming pool. The members of the town council each randomly survey 20 residents to see if there is enough support for the pool. Here are the data from one council member's survey, with Yes indicating support for the pool and No indicating no support:--------- --Yes 12No 5Undecided 3--------- --What percentage of those surveyed support building the swimming pool?____%
Q. The town of Crystal Palms is considering building a public swimming pool. The members of the town council each randomly survey 20 residents to see if there is enough support for the pool. Here are the data from one council member's survey, with Yes indicating support for the pool and No indicating no support:--------- --Yes 12No 5Undecided 3--------- --What percentage of those surveyed support building the swimming pool?____%
Calculate Total Residents: Calculate the total number of residents surveyed by adding up all the responses.12 (Yes) + 5 (No) + 3 (Undecided) = 20 residents surveyed.
Determine Support Number: Determine the number of residents who support the swimming pool, which is the number of "Yes" responses.There are 12 Yes responses.
Calculate Support Percentage: Calculate the percentage of residents who support the pool by dividing the number of Yes responses by the total number of surveyed residents and then multiplying by 100 to convert it to a percentage.Percentage = (12/20)×100=60%.
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