Turkey's government requires at least a 32 majority of Parliament members to approve any constitutional changes. There are 550 seats in the Parliament. Of those, 313 of the seats are occupied by members who have pledged to support a particular constitutional change. Which inequality represents the number of additional Parliament members, m, who would need to support the constitutional change to achieve the required majority?Choose 1 answer:(A) m≥53.6(B) m≥158(C) m≥303(D) m≥366.6
Q. Turkey's government requires at least a 32 majority of Parliament members to approve any constitutional changes. There are 550 seats in the Parliament. Of those, 313 of the seats are occupied by members who have pledged to support a particular constitutional change. Which inequality represents the number of additional Parliament members, m, who would need to support the constitutional change to achieve the required majority?Choose 1 answer:(A) m≥53.6(B) m≥158(C) m≥303(D) m≥366.6
Determine majority votes: Determine the number of votes needed for a 32 majority.A 32 majority means that more than two-thirds of the total number of seats must approve the constitutional change. To find this number, we multiply the total number of seats by 32.Calculation: 32×550= 366.666…Since we need a whole number of seats and we can't have a fraction of a seat, we need to round up to the next whole number because a majority requires at least this number, not less.Rounded up: 367 seats needed for a 32 majority.
Calculate number of seats needed: Determine the number of additional votes needed.We know that 313 seats are already pledged to support the change. To find out how many more are needed, we subtract the number of seats already pledged from the total number needed for a majority.Calculation: 367−313=54So, 54 additional members are needed to reach the required majority.
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