Lambojo, Andrea Rhei M. Seat No.
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GED102-B11
MODULE 4 EXERCISE 2.2
Solve the following problems.
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
Solution:
Getting all the total first place votes, you will obtain the following:
Candidate Ranking Total first
place votes
Basketball 1 3 1 2 2 27
Volleyball 2 4 3 3 4 0
Badminton 4 1 4 1 3 18
Swimming 3 2 2 4 1 5
No. of votes 15 8 12 10 5 50
The Basketball candidate has the highest number of first-place votes and wins the election
according to the plurality method. There is no majority option.
2. Answer Problem 1 using the Borda count method.
Solution:
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 30
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 15
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
The candidate with the highest Borda count is the Basketball option. Thus, the Basketball wins the
election.
3. Answer Problem 1 using the Plurality with elimination method.
Solution
For round 1,
Candidate Total of First-place votes
Basketball 27
Volleyball 0
Badminton 18
Swimming 5
Round 2
Candidate RANKING
Basketball 1 3 1 2 2
Badminton 3 1 3 1 3
Swimming 2 2 2 3 1
No. of Votes 15 8 12 10 5
Candidate Total First-Place Votes
Basketball 15+12=27
Badminton 8+10=18
Swimming 5
The winner for this method is the Basketball. Candidates Badminton and Swimming have the lower and
lowest first-place votes.
4. Answer Problem 1 using the top two runoff method.
Candidate Ranking Total first
place votes
Basketball 1 3 1 2 2 27
Volleyball 2 4 3 3 4 0
Badminton 4 1 4 1 3 18
Swimming 3 2 2 4 1 5
No. of votes 15 8 12 10 5
The top two candidates with the most number of first-place votes are Basketball and Badminton. Thus,
remove candidates Volleyball and Swimming from the list.
Candidate Total First-
Place Votes
Basketball 1 2 1 2 1 32
Badminton 2 1 2 1 2 18
No. of Votes 15 8 12 10 5
Thus, the Basketball wins this election.
5. There are 360 voters in an election using the plurality method.
a. What is the number of majority votes?
Solution:
360/2 +1 = 181 votes
b. What is the minimum number of votes for the winner with 5 candidates?
72 votes
6. There are 400 voters and 6 candidates in an election using the Borda count method
a. What is the total number of points on a ballot?
There are 8,385 total number of points.
b. What is the least number of points a candidate can receive?
The least number of points are 1,325 points.
c. What is the maximum number of points a candidate can receive?
The maximum number of points is 2,100 points.
d. If points are given to the following candidates, which candidate wins the election?
Candidate Points Candidate Points
A 1635 D 2100
B 1325 E 1525
C 1800 F unknown
Candidate D wins the election for he has the highest number of points.
