2. Five candidates, Ruben, Bong, Angel, Louie and Melvin were nominated for president in the College Student Council. After the polls close, ranked ballots were tallied, and the results are summarized below. Determine the winner and what percent of the votes did the winner receive? Rankings Ruben 2 5 5 3 4 Bong 2 3 2 4 3 2 5 Angel 4 4 1 1 1 3 Louie 3 1 3 4 5 2 Melvin 4 1 5 4 1 Number of votes 10 7 12 16 11 4 10 2. 3. 1. MM

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
1st Edition
ISBN:9780547587776
Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL
Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL
Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.4: Collecting Data
Problem 6E
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 Solve the following problems using plurality voting, plurality with elimination, Borda count, and pairwise comparison voting. Compare the results of the different methods.

2. Five candidates, Ruben, Bong, Angel, Louie and Melvin were nominated for president in the College
Student Council. After the polls close, ranked ballots were tallied, and the results are summarized
below. Determine the winner and what percent of the votes did the winner receive?
Rankings
Ruben
1
2
5
2
3
4
Bong
Angel
2
3
4
3
2
5
4
4
1
1
1
3
Louie
3
1
3
3
4
5
2
Melvin
5
5
4
1
4
1
Number of votes
10
7
12
16
11
4
10
MM
Transcribed Image Text:2. Five candidates, Ruben, Bong, Angel, Louie and Melvin were nominated for president in the College Student Council. After the polls close, ranked ballots were tallied, and the results are summarized below. Determine the winner and what percent of the votes did the winner receive? Rankings Ruben 1 2 5 2 3 4 Bong Angel 2 3 4 3 2 5 4 4 1 1 1 3 Louie 3 1 3 3 4 5 2 Melvin 5 5 4 1 4 1 Number of votes 10 7 12 16 11 4 10 MM
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