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A town is voting on an ordinance dealing with smoking in
Chapter 13, Problem 5(choose chapter or problem)
A town is voting on an ordinance dealing with smoking in public spaces. The options are (A) permit unrestricted smoking; (B) permit smoking in designated areas only; and (C) ban all smoking in public places. The winner is to be determined by the Borda count method. The preference table for the election is shown.
a. Which option is favored over all others using a head-to-head comparison?
b. Which option wins the vote using the Borda count method?
c. Is the head-to-head criterion satisfied? Explain your answer.
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QUESTION:
A town is voting on an ordinance dealing with smoking in public spaces. The options are (A) permit unrestricted smoking; (B) permit smoking in designated areas only; and (C) ban all smoking in public places. The winner is to be determined by the Borda count method. The preference table for the election is shown.
a. Which option is favored over all others using a head-to-head comparison?
b. Which option wins the vote using the Borda count method?
c. Is the head-to-head criterion satisfied? Explain your answer.
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Let us suppose that a town is voting on an ordinance dealing with smoking in public spaces. The options are
Preference table for the Election
