document.write( "Question 1203470: A college is trying to determine a nickname for its sports
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document.write( "teams, and 4 different nicknames have been proposed.
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document.write( " 4,783 people are all going to vote, and the nickname that
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document.write( "receives the highest number of votes will win.
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document.write( "What is the smallest number of votes that a nickname could
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document.write( "receive and be declared the winner?\r
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document.write( "What I did was divide 4783/4 and I got 1195.75 and I rounded up so therefore it is 1196. My teacher has the correct answer listed as 1197. What did I do wrong? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #839057 by MathLover1(20849)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "you got \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to win, one nickname should get, at least \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the smallest number of votes that a nickname could receive and be declared the winner is |