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Ross
Wins: Ross wins the college of Arts & Letters. Ralph
Wins: Ross wins three colleges but Ralph earns more electoral votes.
Wins: Ross wins the college of Arts & Letters. Ralph
Wins: Ross wins three colleges but Ralph earns more electoral votes.
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Ross and Ralph are running for school president at a university with an electoral college system. The candidate who wins the most votes within any one college wins all of the electoral votes for that college, and the candidate who wins a majority (greater than half) of the electoral college votes wins. There are 428 electoral votes total, but the campus is split between some colleges that vote on Tuesdays and some that vote on Wednesdays.
After Tuesdays votes are tabulated, Ross has 182 votes and Ralph has 177, with the following colleges left to vote:
From the answer choices below, please select one situation for Wednesday's election that guarantees Ross wins the presidency and one that guarantees Ralph wins the presidency. Make only one selection in each column.
After Tuesdays votes are tabulated, Ross has 182 votes and Ralph has 177, with the following colleges left to vote:
| College | Number of Electoral Votes |
| Architecture | 8 |
| Arts & Letters | 38 |
| Engineering | 10 |
| Music | 5 |
| Veterinary Studies | 8 |
From the answer choices below, please select one situation for Wednesday's election that guarantees Ross wins the presidency and one that guarantees Ralph wins the presidency. Make only one selection in each column.
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Ralph Wins |
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| Ross wins four colleges and Ralph wins one. | ||
| Ralph wins four colleges and Ross wins one. | ||
| Ross wins the college of Arts & Letters. | ||
| Ross wins three colleges and Ralph wins two | ||
| Ross does not win any electoral votes. | ||
| Ross wins three colleges but Ralph earns more electoral votes. |
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Ross
Wins: Ross wins the college of Arts & Letters. Ralph
Wins: Ross wins three colleges but Ralph earns more electoral votes.
Wins: Ross wins the college of Arts & Letters. Ralph
Wins: Ross wins three colleges but Ralph earns more electoral votes.
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If Ross did not win any electoral votes, Ralph would have these votes. Why is the fifth option incorrect "for Ralph wins"?
28 Feb 2022, 03:17
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It is not mentioned in the question that if one candidate has not won then the same voters will go to its opponents. Hence the highlighted text above can be correct.
