Assignment: 12A Voting: Majority Rule? Student: Lesa Thacker Date: 4/14/16 Time: 4:23 AM Instructor: Jame Mccumbee Course: ACTC MAT 146-Bennett 5c-0121 83184 Mathematics, Se For the following preference schedule, answer questions a throughg. A D BCD B Book: Bennett: Using and Understanding First Second DCD D CC Third B BC BA A Fourth C A A A BD 24 18 12 8 7 5 a. How many votes were cast? A total of votes were cast. b. Find the plurality winner. Did the plurality winner also reccive a majority? Explain. O Candidate B is the plurality winner, but not by a majority because B received less than 50% of the first-place votes. Candidate D is the plurality winner, but not by a majority because D received less than 50% of the first-place votes. candidate A is the plurality winner by a majority because A received more than 50% of the first-place votes. o candidate C is the plurality winner, but not by a majority because C received less than 50% of the first-place votes. c. Find the winner by a runoff of the top two candidates. Choose the correct answer below. O Candidate A is the winner of the top-two runoff. O O O Candidate C is the winner of the top-two runof Candidate B is the winner of the top-two runoff. Candidate D is the winner of the top-two runoff. d. Find the winner by a sequential runoff. Choose the correct answer below. O The winner by sequential runoff is A. O The winner by sequential runoff is D. O The winner by sequential runoff is C. O The winner by sequential runoff is B. e. Find the winner by a Borda count. Choose the correct answer below. O Candidate C is the winner by the Borda count. O Candidate D is the winner by the Borda count. O Candidate B is the winner by the Borda count. O Candidate A is the winner by the Borda count