Answer
A musical has the highest number of first-place votes, so a musical is selected using the plurality method.
Work Step by Step
Using the plurality method, the candidate which has the most first-place votes is declared the winner of the election. We can find the number of first-place votes for each type of play.
The number of first-place votes for a musical is 10 + 2 which is 12 votes.
The number of first-place votes for a drama is 6 + 2 which is 8 votes.
The number of first-place votes for a comedy is 6 + 4 which is 10 votes.
A musical has the highest number of first-place votes, so a musical is selected using the plurality method.
