Red, White, Blue, and ALGEBRA

Did you know that ALGEBRA is used to figure out who wins elections? Whether you were “raised right” or are “democratic for life”, my guess is you kept up with the election debates for president.

If you need an ALGEBRA Tutor in GARDEN GROVE, have you ever wondered how they count the votes, or if your vote actually matters?

It’s an easy ALGEBRA equation and fascinating to know!

Basic ALGEBRA TUTORING of Election Day

Each state has a certain number of delegates in the Electoral College based on the population of the state. During the election, when one person wins the popular vote in a state, then they win all the electoral votes for that state. Once all the votes are in, if one candidate has a majority of electoral votes, then they win the election and become president.

 

ALGEBRA =>  President Elected

 

To figure out how many electoral votes it takes to win, we must first use ALGEBRA addition rule to find the total possible electoral votes and then ALGEBRA division rule to determine how many electoral votes needed to win the majority.

 

ALGEBRA Step 1. We must add up the electoral votes from all the states

 

State: Number of Electoral Votes

Alabama: 9 + Alaska: 3 + Arizona: 11 + Arkansas: 6 + California: 55 + Colorado: 9 + Connecticut: 7+ Delaware: 3 + D.C.: 3 + Florida: 29 + Georgia: 16+ Hawaii: 4+ Idaho: 4

+ Illinois: 20 + Indiana: 11+ Iowa: 6+ Kansas: 6+ Kentucky: 8+ Louisiana: 8+ Maine: 4+ Maryland: 10+ Massachusetts: 11+ Michigan: 16+ Minnesota: 10+ Mississippi: 6+ Missouri: 10+ Montana: 3+ Nebraska: 5+ Nevada: 6+ New Hampshire: 4+ New Jersey: 14+ New Mexico: 5+ New York: 29+ North Carolina: 15+ North Dakota: 3+ Ohio: 18+ Oklahoma:  7 + Oregon: 7+ Pennsylvania: 20+ Rhode Island: 4+ South Carolina: 9+ South Dakota: 3+ Tennessee: 11+ Texas: 38+ Utah: 6+ Vermont: 3+ Virginia: 13+ Washington: 12+ West Virginia: 5+ Wisconsin: 10+ Wyoming: 3

 

TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 538

 

ALGEBRA Step: 2. We must divide the total electoral votes by 2 and add 1

 

Use ALGEBRA to think logically about this. If there are a total of 538 possible votes and the new president needs the MAJORITY to win, what is this asking for?

 

ALGEBRA Answer:  The minimal vote that is needed to be a majority.

 

538 divided by 2 = 269

269 is half of all the votes

So the majority needed to win is 269 +1 = 270

 

MAJORITY NEEDED TO WIN: 270

 

Understanding how ALGEBRA is used to elect our president is important because it shows a fair system of voting.

Every person’s vote in GARDEN GROVE matters because it will help determine California’s electoral vote.

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