im having problems with these word problems.
A bill is sent to the President of the United States when it has passed both houses of
Congress. A majority vote in both the House of Representatives (435 members) and the
Senate (100 members) is needed for the bill to be passed on to the President. The majority
vote is a majority of the members present, as long as more than one-half of all the members
are present. More than one-half of the members makes up what is called a quorum.
Once the bill comes to him, the President may either sign the bill, making it a law,
or he can veto the bill. His veto sends the bill back to Congress.
Congress can still make the bill a law by overriding the Presidential veto. To over
ride the veto,2/3 of the members of each legislative body must vote to override it. Again,
this is 2/3of a quorum of members.
1. Assume that 420 members of the House are available to vote. How many votes are
necessary to make up a majority, which is anything over1/2 ?
2. If 90 members of the Senate are available to vote, how many votes would constitute a
majority?
3. How many votes from a group of 420 members of the House would be necessary to
overturn a veto?
4. How many votes from a group of 90 members of the Senate would be necessary to
overturn a veto?
1. Assume that 420 members of the House are available to vote. How many votes are
necessary to make up a majority, which is anything over1/2 ?
(1/2)*420 = 210. So 211 would constitute a majority.
2. If 90 members of the Senate are available to vote, how many votes would constitute a
majority?
(1/2)*90 = 45 so 45+1=46 would be a majority.
3. How many votes from a group of 420 members of the House would be necessary to
overturn a veto?
Now that you see how these are done, I will leave 3 and 4 for you. Note that the problem tells you that it must be 2/3 of those present.
4. How many votes from a group of 90 members of the Senate would be necessary to
overturn a veto?
Thsmk you so much!
so would i then take 420 and divide that by 2.3 =182.61
No, you want (2/3)*420. Note that the problem says 2/3 of the members present. "Of" means times, so (2/3) times 420
420 / 3 = 140 (which i one third)
you want two thirds so x the answer by 2
140 x 2 = 280.
-facepalms.
To solve these word problems, you need to understand the concepts of majority vote, quorum, and veto override. Let's break down each problem step by step:
1. To determine how many votes are necessary to make up a majority in the House of Representatives, you need to calculate 1/2 of the total number of members. From the problem, it is mentioned that there are 435 members in the House, but for this calculation, only 420 members are available to vote.
To find 1/2, you simply divide the total number of members by 2: 420 ÷ 2 = 210. Therefore, 210 votes would constitute a majority in this scenario.
2. Similar to the first problem, you need to find how many votes would constitute a majority in the Senate. The problem states that there are 100 members in the Senate, but only 90 members are available to vote.
Again, you divide the total number of members by 2: 90 ÷ 2 = 45. Thus, 45 votes would make up a majority in the Senate in this case.
3. To determine the number of votes needed to overturn a veto in the House of Representatives, you need to consider that it requires a 2/3 majority of the members (2/3 of the quorum).
First, calculate the quorum, which is more than one-half of all the members. In this case, we will assume that all 420 members are present. So, the quorum would be 420 ÷ 2 = 210.
Next, calculate 2/3 of the quorum: 2/3 × 210 = 140. Therefore, 140 votes would be necessary to overturn a veto in this scenario.
4. Similar to problem 3, you need to determine the number of votes required to overturn a veto in the Senate. Again, a 2/3 majority of the members (2/3 of the quorum) is necessary.
Assuming all 90 members are present, the quorum would be 90 ÷ 2 = 45.
Next, calculate 2/3 of the quorum: 2/3 × 45 = 30. Thus, 30 votes would be needed to overturn a veto in this scenario.
By following these steps, you can solve each of the word problems and obtain the required number of votes in different scenarios related to majority votes and veto overrides.