In the Texas House of Representatives, 50 legislators were surveyed in regard to an upcoming vote on the budget. The results of their survey are shown below. Voter Category

Number of Voters

Opposed

8

Neutral

22

Favor

20

1. Explain in detail how you would find the percent of legislators who will vote in favor based on the information in the table.

2.Based on the information in the table, what percentage of the legislators will vote in favor?

3. Explain how you would use the information in Question #2 to predict the final vote of the entire 150 member House of Representatives.

4. A 67% approval is needed to pass the budget. How many of the 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives would need to vote in favor to pass the budget?