3-2 Solve It!
There’s a minimum
number of states
you need to win
to get elected
president.
Southeastern United States
In a U.S. presidential election, a candidate
must win at least 270 out of 538 total
electoral votes to be declared the winner.
Suppose a candidate has earned 238
electoral votes in states outside the
southeastern U.S.
What is the least number of states in the
southeastern U.S. that the candidate could
win and still become president? What are
these states? Justify your reasoning.
D.C. 3
MO
11
KY
8
MS
6
AL
9
VA
13
DE 3
MD 10
NC
15
TN
11
AR
6
LA
9
WV
5
GA
15
SC
8
FL
27
amic Activity
3-2 Lesson Quiz
1. Solve the inequality x 2 4 # 21. Graph the solutions.
2. Solve the inequality 6 $ x 1 4. Graph the solutions.
3. What are the solutions of the inequality h 2 2 . 2? Graph
the solutions.
4. Do you UNDERSTAND? The hard drive on your computer has
a capacity of 160 gigabytes (GB). You have used 122 GB. You
want to save some home videos to your hard drive. What are
the possible sizes of the home video collection you can save?
If u represents the amount of space used, write an inequality
that determines a, the amount of space available.
Answers
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Solve It!
Lesson Quiz
2; Florida and any other
state, except Delaware or
Washington, D.C.;
explanations may vary.
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1. x # 3
5 4 3 2 1
0
1
2
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
2. 2 $ x or x # 2
5 4 3 2 1
3. h . 4
5 4 3 2 1
4. at most 38 GB; a # 160 2 u
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