SOLUTION: The U.S. Senate has 100 members. For a bill to pass with a supermajority, at least twice as many senators must vote for the bill as vote against it. If all 100 senators vote in fav

Question 1071369: The U.S. Senate has 100 members. For a bill to pass with a supermajority, at least twice as many senators must vote for the bill as vote against it. If all 100 senators vote in favor of or against a bill, how many must vote in favor for it to pass with a supermajority? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The two key number pairs to look at are
66-34, which doesn't work
67-33, which does.
67 votes are needed.
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