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Math for Liberal Arts Lecture Class, Fall 2021 = Homework: Ch... Question 2, 1.1.3 Part 2 of 3 HW Score: Points: An election is held to choose the chair of a department at a university. The candidates are Professors Arg for short). The following table gives the preference schedule for the election. Use the table to complete pa Number of Voters 7 9 2 5 3 6 1st choice А A B D A 2nd choice B D D А E E 3rd choice D B E C B B 4th choice E C A B C D 5th choice C E C D A C (a) How many people voted in this election? ... 32 voters (Type a whole number.) (b) How many first-place votes are needed for a majority?

Answer 1

a) In this election voted: 7+9+2+5+3+6=32

b) For a majority you can follow the next rule:

The 50% of 32 is: 32*0.5=16, then, are needed at least 17 votes

c) Candidate A had 3 last-place votes, candidate B had 0 last-place votes, candidate C had 15 last-place votes, candidate D had 5 last-place votes and candidate E had 9 last-place votes.

Thus, the candidate with the fewest last-place votes is candidate B