Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321867327
ISBN 13: 978-0-32186-732-2

Chapter 13 - Voting and Apportionment - Chapter Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 888: 6

Answer

A musical is selected using the plurality method.

Work Step by Step

With the plurality method, the type of play with the highest number of first-place votes is selected as the winner. We can find the number of first-place votes for each type of play. Comedy: 10 Drama: 2 Musical: 8 + 4 = 12 Since the category "Musical" has the highest number of first-place votes, a musical is selected using the plurality method.
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