
Math in Our World
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073519678
Author: David Sobecki Professor, Allan G. Bluman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13.1, Problem 16E
Using the election results given in Exercise 12, has the head-to-head criterion been violated? Explain your answer.
12. The students in Dr. Lee’s math class were asked to vote on the starting time for their final exam. Their choices were 8:00 a m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., or 2:00 p.m. The results of the election are shown in the preference table.
(a) How many students voted?
(b) What time was the final exam if the plurality method was used to determine the winner?
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