KIMURA, Yumi R.

ChE – 1 / A13
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Module 4: Exercise 2.2

Solve the following problem.

1. A group of 50 senior high school students were asked to rank their most favorite sports to
play. Determine the winning option using the plurality of voting. Is there a majority
option? If so, which option?

Options Ranking

Basketball 1 3 1 2 2

Volleyball 2 4 3 3 4

Badminton 4 1 4 1 3

Swimming 3 2 2 4 1

No. of Votes 15 8 12 10 5
Basketball has 27 votes which is 50% of all the votes. It is the majority option.

2. Answer Problem 1 using the Borda count method.

N=4 Basketball
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
1 4 15 60
3 2 8 16
1 4 12 48
2 3 10 20
2 3 5 15
Borda Count = 169

N=4 Volleyball
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
2 3 15 45
4 1 8 8
3 2 12 24
 3 2 10 20
4 1 5 5
Borda Count = 102

N=4 Badminton
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
4 1 15 14
1 4 8 32
4 1 12 12
1 4 10 40
3 2 5 10
Borda Count = 109

N=4 Swimming
RANK RANK POINT NO. OF VOTES TOTAL
3 2 15 30
2 3 8 24
2 3 12 36
4 1 10 10
1 4 5 20
Borda Count = 120
Basketball has the highest borda count. Basketball is the winner.
3. Answer Problem 1 using the plurality with elimination method.
Candidate Total First Place
Votes
Basketball 27
Volleyball 0
Badminton 18
Swimming 5

Candidate Ranking
Basketball 1 3 1 2 2
Badminton 3 1 3 1 3
Swimming 2 2 2 3 1
# of Votes 15 8 12 10 5

Candidate Total First Place

Votes
Basketball 27
Badminton 18
Swimming 5
The winner is basketball.
4. Answer Problem 1 using the top two runoff method.
Candidate Ranking Total First-Place Voters
Basketball 1 3 1 2 2 27
Volleyball 2 4 3 3 4 0
 Badminton 3 1 4 1 3 18
Swimming 4 2 2 4 1 5
# of Votes 15 8 12 10 5

Candidate Ranking Total First-Place Voters

Basketball 1 2 1 2 1 32
Badminton 2 1 2 1 2 18
# of Votes 15 8 12 10 5
Basketball is the winner.
5. There are 360 voters in an election using the plurality method.
a. What is the number of majority votes?
-181
b. What is the minimum number of votes for the winner with 5 candidates?
-73
6. There are 400 voters and 6 candidates in an election using the borda count method.
a. What is the total number of points in a ballot? (6)
b. What is the least number of points a candidate can receive? (1)
c. What is the maximum number of points a candidate can receive? (6)
d. If points are given to the following candidates, which candidate wins the
elections?

Candidat Point Candidat Points

e s e

A 1635 D 2100

B 1325 E 1525

C 1800 F Unknow
n
Candidate D will win the elections with 2100 points.