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G180 Module 04 Assignment

For Halloween, a group of students were asked to vote for their favorite horror movies. Their choices were Alien, The Blair Witch Project, The Conjuring, and Dreamcatcher (A, B, C, D for short). The following table gives the preference schedule for the election.

Number of Voters

17

14

12

8

7

1st Choice

C

A

B

D

B

2nd Choice

D

B

D

A

D

3rd Choice

B

C

C

C

A

4th Choice

A

D

A

B

C

1. How many students voted?

2. How many first place votes are needed for a majority?

3. Use the plurality method to find the winner of the election.

4. Use the Borda count method to find the winner of the election.

5. Use the plurality-with-elimination method to find the winner of the election.

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