Use the Following Information to Answer the Questions:
Seventeen $\quad$

question 68

Short Answer

Use the following information to answer the Questions:
Seventeen board members vote on four candidates, A, B, C, or D, for a new position on their board. Their preference schedules are shown below. $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Number of members }$
$\begin{array} { l c c c } & 7 & 6 & 4 \\\text { First choice } & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { C } \\\text { Second choice } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } \\\text { Third choice } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { D } \\\text { Fourth choice } & \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { A }\end{array}$
-Which candidate will be selected if they use the Hare system?

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Alkanes

Saturated hydrocarbons consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms, in a straight or branched chain arrangement, where all carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds.

Energy Conformation

Describes the potential energy of a molecule as a function of its structural rotation around single bonds, important in understanding molecular stability and reactivity.

Decane

A straight-chain alkane with ten carbon atoms; a hydrocarbon molecule with the formula C10H22.