Using the tie-breaking rule, Project A wins the competition because it has the fewest votes for originality, even though Projects B and C have a higher total vote count.
To find the winning technology project, we need to apply the tie-breaking rule that prioritizes the project with the fewest votes in the "Votes for Originality" category. To do this, let's first tally the total votes for each project and then identify which one has the fewest votes for originality.
Total votes for Project A: 120 (creativity) + 90 (functionality) + 80 (user-friendliness) + 50 (originality) = 340
Total votes for Project B: 100 + 110 + 80 + 60 = 350
Total votes for Project C: 80 + 90 + 120 + 60 = 350
Total votes for Project D: 112 + 80 + 60 + 60 = 312
Project A has the fewest votes in the "Votes for Originality" category with 50 votes. As such, even though Projects B and C have more total votes than Project A, using the tie-breaking rule, Project A emerges as the overall winner.
The probable question may be:
In a technology competition with four innovative projects (A, B, C, and D), a total of 412 votes were cast by participants. The table below illustrates the distribution of votes across different categories, highlighting the preferences of voters for each project.
Project Votes for Creativity Votes for Functionality Votes for User-Friendliness Votes for Originality
A 120 90 80 50
B 100 110 80 60
C 80 90 120 60
D 112 80 60 60
Now, considering the technology projects, if the tie-breaking rule prioritizes the project with the fewest votes in the "Votes for Originality" category, which project emerges as the overall winner? Provide the name of the winning project based on this tie-breaking criterion.