Table 22-2 Three Longtime Friends-Fred,Barney,and Wilma-Are Deciding How They Will Spend Their

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Table 22-2
Three longtime friends-Fred,Barney,and Wilma-are deciding how they will spend their Sunday afternoon.They all agree that they should do one of three things: go to a movie,go to the beach,or go to a museum.They also agree that they will have two pairwise votes to determine how to spend their evening,with the majority determining the outcome on each vote.The first,second,and third choices for each person are as indicated in the table below.

-Refer to Table 22-1.If (1) the first vote pits "museum" against "beach," and (2) the second vote pits "movie" against the winner of the first vote,then

• A) "Museum" wins the first vote and "museum" wins the second vote,so they go to a museum.
• B) "Museum" wins the first vote and "movie" wins the second vote,so they go to a movie.
• C) "Beach" wins the first vote and "beach" wins the second vote,so they go to the beach.
• D) "Beach" wins the first vote and "movie" wins the second vote,so they go to a movie.

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