There were 200 people who voted at the town council meeting. of these people, 40% voted for building a new basketball court in the park. how many people voted against building the new basketball court? use numbers and words to explain the answer you got

Answer : The number of people voted against building the new basketball court are, 120 people.

Step-by-step explanation :

As we  are given that there are 200 people who voted at the town council meeting and 40% voted for building a new basketball court in the park.

That means,

The percentage of people who voted for building a new basketball court in the park = 40 %

The percentage of people who against voted for building a new basketball court in the park = 100 - 40 % = 60 %

Now we have to determine the number of people voted against building the new basketball court.

Number of people voted against building the new basketball court =

Number of people voted against building the new basketball court =

Thus, the number of people voted against building the new basketball court are, 120 people.