A kindergarten class was surveyed to determine the children's favorite cartoon characters among Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Scooby Doo. The students ranked the characters in order of preference; the results are shown in the preference schedule below.

	Rankings
Mickey Mouse	1	1	2	2	3	3
Bugs Bunny	2	3	1	3	1	2
Scooby Doo	3	2	3	1	2	1
Number of students:	6	4	5	4	6	8

(a) How many students are in the class?

(b) How many votes are required for a majority?

(c) Using plurality voting, which character is the children's favorite?

Mickey Mouse

Bugs Bunny

Scooby Doo

There is a tie between Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny.

There is a tie between Mickey Mouse and Scooby Doo.