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11.1 Exercise 15

Avg difficulty 2.5

Use the table below, which displays a sample preference summary, to answer the questions that follow.

Number of Ballots 95 90 110 115
Option A 4 4 1 1
Option B 2 2 2 2
Option C 3 1 3 4
Option D 1 3 4 3
  1. Use the ranked-choice voting method to determine the winner of the election.
  2. Use the Borda count method to determine the winner of the election.

OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics, 11.1 Voting Methods, exercise 15

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