Question

Government the U.S Senate is composed of 2 senators from each of the 50 states.In order a treaty to be ratified, at least two thirds of the senators present must approve the tready.Suppose all senators are present and 48 of them have voted in favor of a treaty.What are the possible numbers of additional senators who must vote in favor of the treaty in order to ratify it？

Answer 1

19 additional senators must vote in favor of the treaty in order to ratify it.

Answer 2

2/3 = 66.66%

48 of them already ratified, which means that

67 - 48 = 19

19 of them more will have to vote for them before it is ratified

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