The tennis club has 250 members, and they are considering putting in a new tennis court.
The cost of the new court is going to involve an assessment of $200 for each member. Of the seven-
tenths of the members who live near the club, of them are in favor of the assessment. However, of
the members who live some distance away are not in favor of the assessment.
a. If a vote were taken today, would more than one-half of the members vote for or against a new
court?
b. By how many votes would the question pass or fail if more than one-half of the members must vote
in favor for the question to pass?