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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
How Many Votes Are Needed to Be Elected President?
Contributor:
Mahoney, John F.
Published:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004
Published in:
The Mathematics Teacher, 98 (2004) 3, Seite 154-157
Language:
Not determined
DOI:
10.5951/mt.98.3.0154
ISSN:
0025-5769;
2330-0582
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
The winner of the popular vote is not necessarily the candidate who is elected president. The paper describes a process, using mathematical modeling, by which students can try to determine how few votes are necessary in order to be elected president. Students use ratio and proportion to make predictions and make comparisons to 1888 data.