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30 April, 16:45

To amend U. S. Constitution, 3/4 of the 50 states must approve the amendment. If 35 states approve an amendment, will the Constitution be amended?

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  1. 30 April, 17:01
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    No it can not be amended. 3/4 of 50 equals 37.5. While yes, you can not count a half of a person, 35 doesn't even equal 37. So you're still stuck with the answer of no.
  2. 30 April, 17:12
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    To answer the question we need to know if 35 out of 50 states is equal or greater than 3/4 if that is the case, the Constitution will be ammended, and that is represented like this:

    35/50 > = 3/4

    that inequality is saying that 35 states out of 50 is equal or greater than 3/4, lets simplify and modify the fractions to compare easily:

    35/50 > = 3/4

    7/10 > = 3/4

    now we need to find the least common multiplier of 10 and 4 to take the fractions to a common denominator and compare easy. Lets multiply numerator and denominator for a correct number to get the fractions to denominator common 20, the lcm:

    7/10 > = 3/4

    (2/2) (7/10) > = (5/5) (3/4)

    2*7/2*10 > = 5*3/5*4

    14/20 > = 15/20

    we can see that the inequality does not hold, so,

    35/50 > = 3/4

    does not hold either, therefore the Constitution cannot be ammended
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