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Exercise (Mod4) 2.2 - Kimura

1. In a survey of 50 students ranking their favorite sports, basketball received the most first-place votes at 27. This is over 50% of the votes, making it the majority winner. 2. Using the Borda count method, basketball again received the highest total points at 169, making it the winner. 3. With the plurality with elimination method, after eliminating the lowest candidates, basketball remained with the highest first-place votes at 27, making it the winner. 4. Using the top two runoff method, basketball was ranked first in the most ballots in a runoff against the second-place candidate, making it the winner.

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Exercise (Mod4) 2.2 - Kimura

1. In a survey of 50 students ranking their favorite sports, basketball received the most first-place votes at 27. This is over 50% of the votes, making it the majority winner. 2. Using the Borda count method, basketball again received the highest total points at 169, making it the winner. 3. With the plurality with elimination method, after eliminating the lowest candidates, basketball remained with the highest first-place votes at 27, making it the winner. 4. Using the top two runoff method, basketball was ranked first in the most ballots in a runoff against the second-place candidate, making it the winner.

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KIMURA, Yumi R.

ChE – 1 / A13
2019102775

Module 4: Exercise 2.2

Solve the following problem.

1. A group of 50 senior high school students were asked to rank their most favorite sports to
play. Determine the winning option using the plurality of voting. Is there a majority
option? If so, which option?

Options Ranking

Basketball 1 3 1 2 2

Volleyball 2 4 3 3 4

Badminton 4 1 4 1 3

Swimming 3 2 2 4 1

No. of Votes 15 8 12 10 5
Basketball has 27 votes which is 50% of all the votes. It is the majority option.

2. Answer Problem 1 using the Borda count method.


N=4 Basketball
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
1 4 15 60
3 2 8 16
1 4 12 48
2 3 10 20
2 3 5 15
Borda Count = 169

N=4 Volleyball
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
2 3 15 45
4 1 8 8
3 2 12 24
3 2 10 20
4 1 5 5
Borda Count = 102

N=4 Badminton
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
4 1 15 14
1 4 8 32
4 1 12 12
1 4 10 40
3 2 5 10
Borda Count = 109

N=4 Swimming
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
3 2 15 30
2 3 8 24
2 3 12 36
4 1 10 10
1 4 5 20
Borda Count = 120
Basketball has the highest borda count. Basketball is the winner.
3. Answer Problem 1 using the plurality with elimination method.
Candidate Total First Place
Votes
Basketball 27
Volleyball 0
Badminton 18
Swimming 5

Candidate Ranking
Basketball 1 3 1 2 2
Badminton 3 1 3 1 3
Swimming 2 2 2 3 1
# of Votes 15 8 12 10 5

Candidate Total First Place


Votes
Basketball 27
Badminton 18
Swimming 5
The winner is basketball.
4. Answer Problem 1 using the top two runoff method.
Candidate Ranking Total First-Place Voters
Basketball 1 3 1 2 2 27
Volleyball 2 4 3 3 4 0
Badminton 3 1 4 1 3 18
Swimming 4 2 2 4 1 5
# of Votes 15 8 12 10 5

Candidate Ranking Total First-Place Voters


Basketball 1 2 1 2 1 32
Badminton 2 1 2 1 2 18
# of Votes 15 8 12 10 5
Basketball is the winner.
5. There are 360 voters in an election using the plurality method.
a. What is the number of majority votes?
-181
b. What is the minimum number of votes for the winner with 5 candidates?
-73
6. There are 400 voters and 6 candidates in an election using the borda count method.
a. What is the total number of points in a ballot? (6)
b. What is the least number of points a candidate can receive? (1)
c. What is the maximum number of points a candidate can receive? (6)
d. If points are given to the following candidates, which candidate wins the
elections?

Candidat Point Candidat Points


e s e

A 1635 D 2100

B 1325 E 1525

C 1800 F Unknow
n
Candidate D will win the elections with 2100 points.

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