Question

"To win the school art competition, the finalists

must receive over 50% of the votes cast by their
peers. If 330 students vote and r represents the
minimum number of votes a finalist needs to
win the competition, which of the following
expressions is true?"
A) r > 165
B) r < 165
C) r = 165
D) r ≥ 165
E) r ≤ 165

Answer 1

The correct expression is r > 165 (option A).

Step-by-step explanation:

To win the school art competition, a finalist must receive over 50% of the votes cast by their peers. If 330 students vote and r represents the minimum number of votes a finalist needs to win the competition, we can set up the inequality r > 0.5(330) which simplifies to r > 165.

Therefore, the correct expression is r > 165 (option A).