Information and IdeasHardSupporting a claim about a share with the right calculation
Information and Ideas practice question
Votes cast in a club election:
Candidate A: 120
Candidate B: 90
Candidate C: 30
A member claims that Candidate A did not win a majority of the votes. Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to support the claim?
- A. Candidate A received 120 of the 240 votes cast, which is exactly half — not more than half.Correct
- B. Candidate A received more votes than Candidate B.
- C. Candidate C received 30 votes.
- D. Candidate A received 120 votes.
Answer: A. Candidate A received 120 of the 240 votes cast, which is exactly half — not more than half.
A majority is more than half; 120 of 240 is exactly half.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Candidate A received more votes than Candidate B.
- Beating B doesn't settle whether A had a majority.
- C. Candidate C received 30 votes.
- C's total alone says nothing about A's share.
- D. Candidate A received 120 votes.
- A count without the total can't show a share.
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