Table 22-11 Five Voters Must Choose from Among Four Options: A, B

question 55

Multiple Choice

Table 22-11
Five voters must choose from among four options: A, B, C, or D. Each voter's preferences are summarized in the table below. Options higher in the table are more preferred by the voter.
-Refer to Table 22-11. If the vote were conducted according to a modified Borda count system where each person's first choice receives 10 points, second choice 5 points, third choice 3 points and fourth choice 1 point, the result would be that

• A)A would win.
• B)B would win.
• C)C would win.
• D)D would win.

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