Question: Can you help me answer these voting and apportionment problems? See photos attached below: A. Plurality Method - the candidate or choice with the most

Can you help me answer these voting and apportionment problems? See photos attached below:

Can you help me answer these voting and apportionment problems? See photosattached below: A. Plurality Method - the candidate or choice with the

A. Plurality Method - the candidate or choice with the most number of votes (based on first choice votes) is declared winner Number of Ballots Cast 168 202 215 105 90 220 1* choice A A B B P P 20 choice B P A P A B 3" choice P B P A B A Solution: A: B: C:B. Rank Choice or Instant Run-off Method. If a candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, that candidate is declared the winner. If no candidate receives a majority, then the candidate with the fewest first choice votes is eliminated and those votes are given to the next preferred candidate. Number of Ballots Cast 168 202 215 105 1s choice 90 220 A A B B 2nd choice R A B B A A B Solution: A C. Borda Count Method. Each voter ranks all of the candidates; that is each voter selects his or her first choice, second choice, third choice, and so on. If there are k candidates, each candidate receives k points for each first-choice vote, (k-1) points for each second-choice vote, (k-2) points for each third-choice vote, and so on. The candidate with the most total points is declared the winner. Number of Ballots Cast 168 202 215 105 1" choice 90 220 A A B B and choice P B P P A P 3d choice A p B B P A B A Solution

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