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Chapter 12.3, Problem 35E
Suppose that in an election for city council, there are nine candidates on the ballot and three will be elected.
(a) Discuss how the approval voting method could easily be adapted to this situation.
(b) Discuss how each of the other voting methods we studied would need to be adapted, including your thoughts on how difficult it would be to determine a winner and how fair you think the outcome would be.
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MATH IN OUR WORLD
Ch. 12.1 - The Student Activities Committee at Camden College...Ch. 12.1 - An election was held for the chairperson of the...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 3TTOCh. 12.1 - Prob. 4TTOCh. 12.1 - Prob. 1ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.1 - Explain the head-to head comparison criterion.Ch. 12.1 - 5. What is a fairness criterion for an election?
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Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 7ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 13ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.1 - For Exercises 15–18, rewrite the preference table...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 18ECh. 12.1 - Using the election results given in Exercise 9,...Ch. 12.1 - 20. Using the election results given in Exercise...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 22ECh. 12.1 - Using the Internet as a resource, look up the...Ch. 12.1 - Suppose that an election has seven candidates, and...Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 25ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 26ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 31ECh. 12.1 - Prob. 32ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 1TTOCh. 12.2 - Prob. 2TTOCh. 12.2 - Prob. 3TTOCh. 12.2 - If the one voter who listed softball last in the...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 1ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.2 - Can a candidate that gets the least first-place...Ch. 12.2 - A gaming club holds a vote to decide what type of...Ch. 12.2 - The McKees Point Yacht Club Board of Directors...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.2 - A local police union is holding an election for a...Ch. 12.2 - Students at a college were asked to rank three...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 16ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.2 - Does the election in Exercise 12 violate the...Ch. 12.2 - An English department is voting for a new...Ch. 12.2 - The Association of Self-Employed Working Persons...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 12.2 - Suppose that all 4 voters from the last column of...Ch. 12.2 - Suppose that 2 of the 4 voters from the second...Ch. 12.2 - If 2 of the voters from column 1 in Exercise 21...Ch. 12.2 - If the 3 voters in column 4 in Exercise 22 change...Ch. 12.2 - Construct a preference table for an election...Ch. 12.2 - Construct a preference table for an election...Ch. 12.2 - Construct a preference table for an election so...Ch. 12.2 - If the candidates on a preference ballot are...Ch. 12.2 - If the candidates on a preference ballot are...Ch. 12.2 - In an election with four candidates, how many...Ch. 12.2 - Based on your answers to Exercise 32, explain why...Ch. 12.2 - One way to avoid the issue described in Exercises...Ch. 12.2 - Lets talk about a modified Borda count method....Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 1TTOCh. 12.3 - Prob. 2TTOCh. 12.3 - Does the election in Try This One 2 violate the...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 4TTOCh. 12.3 - Explain how to determine the winner of an election...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.3 - Describe Arrows impossibility theorem. How is it...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.3 - Which of the five voting methods we studied do you...Ch. 12.3 - If all of the voters in an approval voting...Ch. 12.3 - Fill in the table below, which summarizes our five...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 13ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 16ECh. 12.3 - The McKees Point Yacht Club Board of Directors...Ch. 12.3 - The students in Dr. Lees math class are asked to...Ch. 12.3 - If Professor Donovan was unable to serve as...Ch. 12.3 - If the travel company from Exercise 14 loses its...Ch. 12.3 - If the West Oak Golf Club is unavailable and the...Ch. 12.3 - If a room for Dr. Lees final exam was not...Ch. 12.3 - A sports committee of students needs to choose a...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 24ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 25ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 26ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.3 - Construct a preference table so that one candidate...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 31ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 32ECh. 12.3 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.3 - Evaluate each voting method we studied if there...Ch. 12.3 - Suppose that in an election for city council,...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 36ECh. 12.3 - Devise a method for breaking ties when using...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 1TTOCh. 12.4 - Prob. 2TTOCh. 12.4 - Prob. 3TTOCh. 12.4 - Prob. 4TTOCh. 12.4 - Prob. 5TTOCh. 12.4 - Assign the 30 seats from Try This One 5 using...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 7TTOCh. 12.4 - Prob. 8TTOCh. 12.4 - Prob. 1ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.4 - Describe how to find the upper and lower quotas...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 5ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 7ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.4 - In Exercises 912, find the standard divisor for...Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 13ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 16ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 17ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 18ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 19ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 20ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 21ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 22ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 23ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 24ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 25ECh. 12.4 - For Exercises 2628 find: (a)The standard divisor....Ch. 12.4 - Prob. 27ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 28ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 29ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 30ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 31ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 32ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 33ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 34ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 35ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 36ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 37ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 38ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 39ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 40ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 41ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 42ECh. 12.4 - Prob. 43ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 1TTOCh. 12.5 - Try This One 2
A county with three districts has...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 3TTOCh. 12.5 - Prob. 1ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 2ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 3ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 4ECh. 12.5 - What is the quota rule? Which apportionment...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 6ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 7ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 8ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 9ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 10ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 11ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 12ECh. 12.5 - The table shows the enrollment at two campuses of...Ch. 12.5 - Prob. 14ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 15ECh. 12.5 - Prob. 16ECh. 12.5 - Write an essay explaining why many people feel...Ch. 12.5 - 18. Which do you think is more serious: violating...Ch. 12 - Use this information for Exercises 14: the...Ch. 12 - Use this information for Exercises 14: the...Ch. 12 - Use this information for Exercises 14: the...Ch. 12 - Prob. 4RECh. 12 - Prob. 5RECh. 12 - Prob. 6RECh. 12 - Prob. 7RECh. 12 - Prob. 8RECh. 12 - Prob. 9RECh. 12 - Prob. 10RECh. 12 - Prob. 11RECh. 12 - Prob. 12RECh. 12 - Prob. 13RECh. 12 - Prob. 14RECh. 12 - Use this information for Exercises 917: a large...Ch. 12 - Prob. 16RECh. 12 - Use this information for Exercises 917: a large...Ch. 12 - Prob. 18RECh. 12 - Prob. 19RECh. 12 - Prob. 20RECh. 12 - Prob. 21RECh. 12 - Prob. 22RECh. 12 - Prob. 23RECh. 12 - Prob. 24RECh. 12 - Prob. 25RECh. 12 - Prob. 26RECh. 12 - Prob. 27RECh. 12 - Prob. 28RECh. 12 - Prob. 29RECh. 12 - A community college bought 15 laptop computers to...Ch. 12 - Prob. 31RECh. 12 - Prob. 32RECh. 12 - Prob. 33RECh. 12 - Prob. 34RECh. 12 - Prob. 35RECh. 12 - Repeat exercise 30 using the Huntington-Hill...Ch. 12 - Prob. 37RECh. 12 - Prob. 38RECh. 12 - Prob. 39RECh. 12 - Prob. 40RECh. 12 - Prob. 41RECh. 12 - Prob. 42RECh. 12 - Prob. 43RECh. 12 - Prob. 1CTCh. 12 - Prob. 2CTCh. 12 - Prob. 3CTCh. 12 - Prob. 4CTCh. 12 - Prob. 5CTCh. 12 - Prob. 6CTCh. 12 - Prob. 7CTCh. 12 - Prob. 8CTCh. 12 - Use this information for Exercises 512: a small...Ch. 12 - Prob. 10CTCh. 12 - Prob. 11CTCh. 12 - Prob. 12CTCh. 12 - Prob. 13CTCh. 12 - An airline offers nonstop flights from Fort...Ch. 12 - Prob. 15CTCh. 12 - Repeat Problem 14 using Websters method.Ch. 12 - Repeat Problem 14 using the Huntington-Hill...Ch. 12 - Prob. 18CTCh. 12 - Prob. 19CTCh. 12 - Prob. 20CTCh. 12 - Prob. 21CT
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