Solve the Problem Determine the Winner Using the Plurality Method and State Whether

question 51

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A condominium association is holding an election for president of the board of directors. Each member ranks the candidates from first to third. The voter profile below shows the results of the Ballots with candidates Abbott(A) , Blake (B) , Cleary (C) , and Downs (D) .
$\begin{array}{l}\text { Number of Votes Ranking }\\\begin{array} { c | l } 3 & \mathrm {~A} > \mathrm { C } > \mathrm { B } > \mathrm { D } \\7 & \mathrm {~B} > \mathrm { A } > \mathrm { C } > \mathrm { D } \\5 & \mathrm {~A} > \mathrm { B } > \mathrm { C } > \mathrm { D } \\8 & \mathrm {~A} > \mathrm { C } > \mathrm { D } > \mathrm { B } \\7 & \mathrm { C } > \mathrm { D } > \mathrm { A } > \mathrm { B } \\4 & \mathrm {~B} > \mathrm { D } > \mathrm { A } > \mathrm { C } \\6 & \mathrm { D } > \mathrm { B } > \mathrm { A } > \mathrm { C } \\6 & \mathrm { C } > \mathrm { B } > \mathrm { D } > \mathrm { A } \\4 & \mathrm { C } > \mathrm { A } > \mathrm { D } > \mathrm { B }\end{array}\end{array}$
Determine the winner using the plurality method and state whether the winner received a majority
Of votes.

• A)Abbott; no
• B)Cleary; no
• C)Abbott; yes
• D)Cleary; yes

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