1. Four candidates: Jean, John, Jose and Jonathan are running for president of the student
government. After the polls close, votes are called and the results in the table below are
obtained:
Candidate
Jean
John
Jose
Jonathan
Number of Votes
318
172
1,035
485
Questions:
a. How many votes were case?
b. Using the plurality method of voting, which candidate wins?
C. Did the winner receive a majority of the votes?
Seventeen people serve on a board and are considering three alternatives: A, B, and C. Here are the choices
followed by vote:
(ABC) =8
(ACB) = 4
(BAC) = 3
(BCA) = 0
(CAB) =2
(CBA) -5
Determine the winner, if any, using the voting methods in Problems A-G.
A. What is the total number of votes?
B. What does the notation CAB mean?
C. What does the "8" next to ABC mean?
Three players (A, B, and C) are dividing the array of 12 items shown below using the method of markers. The three players bids are as indicated in the figure.
Indicate which player gets each item.
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
Item 6
Item 7
Item 8
Item 9
Item 10
Item 11
Item 12
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4
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Choose...
7
B₂
8 9 10
C₂
A₂
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