Use a Preference Table for the Following Preference Ballots to Determine

question 49

Multiple Choice

Use a preference table for the following preference ballots to determine the winner of the election using the plurality method.

$\begin{array}{llllllllllllll}\text { B } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { B } & \text { B } \\\text { C } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { C } & \text { A } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { A } & \text { A } & \text { A } & \text { C } & \text { A } \\\text { A } & \text { C } & \text { A } & \text { A } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { A } & \text { A } & \text { C } & \text { C } & \text { C } & \text { A } & \text { C }\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{llllllll}\mathrm{B} & \mathrm{C} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{C} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{C} & \mathrm{C} & \mathrm{C} \\\mathrm{C} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{A} \\\mathrm{A} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{C} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{C} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{A} & \mathrm{B}\end{array}$

• A) Candidate B wins.
• B) Candidates A and B tie.
• C) Candidate A wins.
• D) Candidate C wins.

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