Chapter 13, Problem 1T

In Exercises 1-8, three candidates, A, B, and C, are running for mayor of a small town. The results of the election are shown in the following preference table.

Number of Votes	1200	900	900	600
First Choice	A	C	B	B
Second Choice	B	A	C	A
Third Choice	C	B	A	C

How many people voted in the election?

To determine

To calculate: Number of people voted in the election from the given table.

Number of votes	$1200$	$900$	$900$	$600$
First choice	A	C	B	B
Second choice	B	A	C	A
Third choice	C	B	A	C

Answer to Problem 1T

Solution:

Number of people voted is $3600$.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Three candidates are running for a mayor of small town and results of the election are shown in preference table shown below:

Number of votes	$1200$	$900$	$900$	$600$
First choice	A	C	B	B
Second choice	B	A	C	A
Third choice	C	B	A	C

Calculation:

Number of people voted in the election can be found by adding the number of votes.

Let’s calculate

$1200+900+900+600=3600$

Total number of people voted is $3600$.