Question

A Bill in the U.S House of Representatives passed because at least 2/3 of the members present voted in favor of it. If the bill received 284 votes, at least how many members of the House of Representatives were present for the vote?

Answer 1

Members of the House of Representatives present for the vote were atleast 426 .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

A Bill in the U.S House of Representatives passed because at least
`(2)/(3)` of the members present voted in favor of it.

If the bill received 284 votes .

Let us assume that the total members of the House of Representatives were present for the vote be x .

Than the equations becomes

`(2)/(3)* Total\ number\ of\ Representatives\ present\ for\ vote \geq 284`

`(2)/(3)* x \geq 284`

`2x \geq 284* 3`

`2x \geq 852`

`x\geq (852)/(2)`

`x\geq 426`

Therefore members of the House of Representatives present for the vote were atleast 426 .