A Weighted Voting System Has 10 Members

question 12

Short Answer

A weighted voting system has 10 members. How many distinct coalitions are there in which exactly six members vote yes?

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Definitions:

Massachusetts Bay Colonists

The settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century.

New England Indians

Indigenous peoples living in the region known as New England, in the northeastern United States, prior to and during European colonization.

1630-1640

A decade during which significant migration to the American colonies occurred, particularly by Puritans to Massachusetts, marking a crucial development phase of early American society.

Chesapeake Region

An area surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, encompassing parts of Maryland and Virginia, significant in early American history for its tobacco cultivation and as a center of colonial society.