In an election, the ratio of male to female voters is 14 : 11. What is the percentage of female voters?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 44%
In a ratio 14 : 11 the voters are divided into 14 + 11 = 25 equal parts: 14 parts are male and 11 parts are female. The female share is therefore 11 parts out of 25, turned into a percentage.
Female voters as a fraction of all voters \(\displaystyle =\frac{11}{25}\)
As a percentage: \(\displaystyle \frac{11}{25}\times100=44\%\)