The table gives the popular and electoral college votes for two major candidates. All electoral votes are shown and the total popular vote count is also given. a. Compute each candidate's percentage of the total popular vote. Did either candidate receive a popular majority? b. Compute each candidate's percentage of the electoral vote. Was the electoral winner also the winner of the popular vote? Candidate Popular votes D Total popular votes Electoral votes 213 188 5,423,690 5.558,106 11,388,846 a. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Type integers or decimals rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.) OA. Candidate A received OB. Candidate A received OC. Candidate A received % of the popular vote and candidate 8 received % of the popular vote and candidato B received % of the popular vote and candidate B received % of the popular vote. Candidate A received the popular majority % of the popular vote. Candidato B received the popular majority % of the popular vote. Neither candidate received the popular majority b. Candidate A received % of the electoral vote and candidato B received % of the electoral vote. The electoral winner (Type integers or decimals rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.) the same as the popular vote winner

The table gives the popular and electoral college votes for two major candidates. All electoral votes are shown and the total popular vote count is also given. a. Compute each candidate's percentage of the total popular vote. Did either candidate receive a popular majority? b. Compute each candidate's percentage of the electoral vote. Was the electoral winner also the winner of the popular vote? Candidate Popular votes D Total popular votes Electoral votes 213 188 5,423,690 5.558,106 11,388,846 a. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Type integers or decimals rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.) OA. Candidate A received OB. Candidate A received OC. Candidate A received % of the popular vote and candidate 8 received % of the popular vote and candidato B received % of the popular vote and candidate B received % of the popular vote. Candidate A received the popular majority % of the popular vote. Candidato B received the popular majority % of the popular vote. Neither candidate received the popular majority b. Candidate A received % of the electoral vote and candidato B received % of the electoral vote. The electoral winner (Type integers or decimals rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.) the same as the popular vote winner

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data

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