Problem 2. The planning committee for a renewable energy trade show is trying to decide what city to hold their next show in. The votes are shown below. Numbers of Voters 9 19 11 8 1st choice Buffalo Atlanta Chicago Buffalo 2nd choice Atlanta Buffalo Buffalo Chicago 3rd choice Chicago Chicago Atlanta Atlanta   How many voters voted in this election? How many votes are needed for a majority? A plurality? Find the winner under the plurality method. Find the winner under the Borda Count Method. Find the winner under the Plurality with Elimination method. Find the winner under the Pairwise Comparison Voting method.

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Problem 2. The planning committee for a renewable energy trade show is trying to decide what city to hold their next show in. The votes are shown below.

Numbers of Voters

9

19

11

8

1st choice

Buffalo

Atlanta

Chicago

Buffalo

2nd choice

Atlanta

Buffalo

Buffalo

Chicago

3rd choice

Chicago

Chicago

Atlanta

Atlanta

 

  1. How many voters voted in this election?
  2. How many votes are needed for a majority? A plurality?
  3. Find the winner under the plurality method.
  4. Find the winner under the Borda Count Method.
  5. Find the winner under the Plurality with Elimination method.
  6. Find the winner under the Pairwise Comparison Voting method.
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