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Chapter 14.2, Problem 29E

Spring Trip The History Club of St. Louis is voting on which city to visit for its spring trip. The choices are New York City(N), Washington, D.C.(W), Philadelphia(P), and Boston(B) The preference table for the 23 members’ choices is given on the top of right column.

Chapter 14.2, Problem 29E, Spring Trip The History Club of St. Louis is voting on which city to visit for its spring trip. The

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Number of Votes	12	8	3
First	W	P	B
Second	N	N	W
Third	P	B	P
Fourth	B	W	N

a. Which, if any, holds a majority of first-place votes?
b. Which city is selected using the plurality method?
c. Which city is selected using the Borda count method?
d. Which city is selected using the plurality with elimination method?
e. Which city is selected using the pairwise comparison method?
f. For this preferences table, which voting method(s), if any, violate the majority criterion?

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the Washington D.C. denoted by W holds a majority of first-place votes. By the plurality method, the candidate who receives the most votes is declared as the winner.

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