Two students, Raymond and Shauna, are trying to get city council members to vote for a new park along the river. of the 24 council members say they already support the idea, but that's not enough. At least 13 council members must support the idea before the park is approved. How many more city council members must Raymond and Shauna convince?

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Two students, Raymond and Shauna, are trying to get city council members to vote for a new park along the river.  of the 24 council members say they already support the idea, but that's not enough. At least 13 council members must support the idea before the park is approved. How many more city council members must Raymond and Shauna convince?

joel_atkins · Answer

You're saying 24 already support the idea, and you need a total of 13?

anonymous · Answer

oh sorry. 2/6 support the idea

joel_atkins · Answer

so out of the 24, 2/6 of them support the idea, which is 8. You need a total of 13 people for a majority count, the difference is 5.

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks!