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Thirty board members must vote on five candidates: X, Y, Z, U, and V. Their preference rankings are summarized in the table below. $\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\quad$$\text { Number of students }$
$\begin{array} { l c c c } & 12 & 10 & 8 \\\text { First choice } & \mathrm { X } & \mathrm { Y } & \mathrm { Z } \\\text { Second choice } & \mathrm { U } & \mathrm { Z } & \mathrm { U } \\\text { Third choice } & \mathrm { Y } & \mathrm { X } & \mathrm { X } \\\text { Fourth choice } & \mathrm { Z } & \mathrm { U } & \mathrm { V } \\\text { Fifth choice } & \mathrm { V } & \mathrm { V } & \mathrm { Y }\end{array}$
-Find the winner using the Borda count.

• A) X
• B) Y
• C) Z
• D) No winner is chosen.

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