Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Voting and Apportionment - 13.1 Voting Methods - Exercise Set 13.1 - Page 851: 19

Answer

If there are five candidates, 10 comparisons must be made.

Work Step by Step

Suppose that the pairwise comparison method is used to determine the winner in an election. In an election with $n$ candidates, the number of comparisons, C, that must be made is determined by the formula $C = \frac{n~(n-1)}{2}$ We can find how many comparisons must be made if there are five candidates. In this case, $n=5$. $C = \frac{n~(n-1)}{2}$ $C = \frac{5~(5-1)}{2}$ $C = 10$ If there are five candidates, 10 comparisons must be made.
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