A group of college students want to have a party. They need to decide if they...

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A group of college students want to have a party. They need todecide if they want to have it at the Beach (B) or at the Park (P)or in a Warehouse (W). They were ask to list in order their1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd choice of wherethey want to have the party. Use the following table and answer thefollowing questions. SHOW YOUR WORK to receive full credit.
10 students
8 students
13 students
1 st choice
W
B
P
2 nd choice
B
W
B
3 rd choice
P
P
W
a. How many votes were cast?
b. Use the plurality method to determine the winner.
c. Use the instant runoff method to determine the winner.
d. Use the Borda count method to determine the winner.

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a How many votes were cast Total number of votes 10 8 13 31 We only about the number of students who voted In 1 vote they have choices which does not increase the number of votes b Use the plurality method to determine the winner The plurality method only considers about the first choice 10 students which is the highest would like to have party at warehouse as their first choice Therefore according to See Answer

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	10 students	8 students	13 students
1 st choice	W	B	P
2 nd choice	B	W	B
3 rd choice	P	P	W