SOLUTION: Part A: if 30 people can vote for 2 out of 3 candidates, what is minimum one of the candidates needed to win. There will be 2 winners. Part 2: if 6 people just vote for candida

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Question 256081: Part A: if 30 people can vote for 2 out of 3 candidates, what is minimum one of the candidates needed to win. There will be 2 winners.
Part 2: if 6 people just vote for candidate A and not for any other, then what % of the remaining 24 voters does Candidate A need to get to assure a win? Again there will be 2 winners.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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A)
30*2=60 votes let's say each of the three gets 20 votes. There is no clear winner.
So a minimum of 21 votes would be needed for a clear winner for the first candidate. 60-21=39. 20 are needed for the second candidate if they don't all get 20.
So if there isn't a three way tie then 20 is sufficient to win.