
EBK MATHEMATICS ALL AROUND
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ISBN: 8220103632027
Author: Pirnot
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 11.1, Problem 5E
The university administration has asked a group of student leaders to vote on the aspects of college life to target for improvement over the next year. The choices were (D) ining facilities, (A) thletic facilities, (C) ampus security, and the (S) tudent union building. The votes are summarized in the following preference table. Use this information to answer Exercises
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A | D | A | C | C | S |
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D | A | C | A | D | D |
Voting on improving college life. What option is selected using the plurality-with-elimination method?
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Chapter 11 Solutions
EBK MATHEMATICS ALL AROUND
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