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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

1st choice

A

D

B

C

B

2nd choice

C

B

C

D

C

3rd choice

B

A

A

A

D

4th 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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