Question 22
An election for mayor has five candidates A, B, C, D and E, and 1400 eligible voters. Partway through counting, A has 300 votes, B 154, C 194, D 281 and E 266. There are also 9 invalid votes. What is the least number of votes A needs to ensure winning?
Interpretation: give A’s final total, including the 300 already counted. A must finish strictly ahead of every other candidate; consider the worst case in which all 1400 voters cast a ballot.
Answer format: enter one whole number without units; leading zeros are optional. The source answer sheet uses four digits (for example, 7 is shaded as 0007).
Interpretation: give A’s final total, including the 300 already counted. A must finish strictly ahead of every other candidate; consider the worst case in which all 1400 voters cast a ballot.
Answer format: enter one whole number without units; leading zeros are optional. The source answer sheet uses four digits (for example, 7 is shaded as 0007).