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Chapter 14, Problem 9RE
In Exercises 5-10, the members of the Student Council at Ohio State University are planning to go out to dinner following an upcoming meeting. The restaurant choices are Chipotle Mexican Grill (C), Jimmy John’s (J), Domino’s Pizza (D), and Burger King (B). The members rank their choices according to the following preference table.
| Number of Votes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| First | C | D | D | B |
| Second | D | B | B | C |
| Third | B | J | C | J |
| Fourth | J | C | J | D |
9. Using the pairwise comparison method, which restaurant is chosen?
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