For
EXCURSIONS IN
MODERN MATHEMATICS
TENTH EDITION
By
Peter Tannenbaum
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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MULTIPLEȱCHOICE.ȱȱChooseȱtheȱoneȱalternativeȱthatȱbestȱcompletesȱtheȱstatementȱorȱanswersȱtheȱquestion.
Solveȱtheȱproblem.
1) TheȱstudentȱbodyȱatȱHickoryȱMiddleȱSchoolȱisȱvotingȱforȱwhichȱnewȱfoodȱitemȱshouldȱbeȱaddedȱto 1)
theȱschoolȇsȱcafeteriaȱmenu.ȱȱTheȱchoicesȱareȱTurkeyȱClubȱ(TC),ȱPopcornȱShrimpȱ(PS),ȱBBQȱRibwich
(BR),ȱandȱTofuȱStirȱfryȱ(TS).ȱȱTheȱfollowingȱtableȱgivesȱtheȱpreferenceȱscheduleȱforȱtheȱresultsȱofȱthe
vote.
ȱNumberȱofȱvoters ȱ57 ȱ34 ȱȱ19 ȱȱ12 ȱȱ10
ȱ1stȱchoice PS BR TS TC TS
ȱ2ndȱchoice TC PS BR BR TC
ȱ3rdȱchoice BR TS TC PS BR
ȱ4thȱchoice TS TC PS TS PS
Supposeȱthatȱtheȱvotingȱrulesȱareȱthatȱwhenȱthereȱisȱaȱfoodȱitemȱwithȱaȱmajorityȱofȱvotes,ȱitȱisȱthe
winner.ȱOtherwise,ȱallȱcandidatesȱwithȱ20%ȱorȱlessȱofȱtheȱfirst-placeȱvotesȱareȱeliminatedȱandȱthe
votesȱareȱrecounted.ȱȱFindȱtheȱpreferenceȱscheduleȱforȱtheȱrecount.
A)
ȱ67 ȱ53 ȱ12
1stȱchoice TC BR TC
2ndȱchoice BR TS BR
3rdȱchoice TS TC TS
B)
ȱ57 ȱ46 ȱ29
1stȱchoice PS BR TS
2ndȱchoice BR PS BR
3rdȱchoice TS TS PS
C)
ȱ57 ȱ34 ȱ22 ȱ19
1stȱchoice PS BR TC BR
2ndȱchoice TC PS BR TC
3rdȱchoice BR TC PS PS
D)
ȱ57 ȱ44 ȱ31
1stȱchoice PS BR TC
2ndȱchoice TC PS BR
3rdȱchoice BR TC PS
E)
ȱ57 ȱ46 ȱ29
1stȱchoice PS BR TS
2ndȱchoice BR PS PS
3rdȱchoice TS TS BR
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