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A group of students were asked to vote on their favorite horror
films. The candidate films are:
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, The Babadook, Cabin Fever,
and Dead Snow (A, B, C, D for short). The following table
gives the preference schedule for the election.
Number of voters
10
7
5
5
4
1
st
choice
A
D
B
C
B
2
nd
choice
C
B
C
D
C
3
rd
choice
B
A
A
A
D
4
th
choice
D
C
D
B
A
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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