Question

if 302 votes are cast what is the smallest number of votes as candidate would need to win in a 5K race that is to be decided by plurality

Answer 1

`61`

1) Given that we know that 302 candidates are running among 5 candidates, then to win this by plurality, we need to perform the following:

`(302)/(5)=60.4\approx60+1=61`

Note that votes are given in whole numbers, so we needed to round off to the nearest whole number and add 1 vote.

2) Thus the answer is 61 votes