The Results of an Election Are Summarized in the Following

question 30

Multiple Choice

The results of an election are summarized in the following preference table. Determine the winner using the plurality method.
$\begin{array}{l|cccc}\text { Number of votes } & 3 & 7 & 7 & 8 \\\hline \text { First choice } & \mathrm{K} & \mathrm{L} & \mathrm{K} & \text { J } \\\text { Second choice } & \text { L } & \text { K } & \text { J } & \text { K } \\\text { Third choice } & \text { J } & \text { J } & \text { L } & \text { L }\end{array}$

• A) J
• B) Tie between K and L
• C) L
• D) K

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