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The citizens of Mayville are having a severe budget shortage and are faced with eliminating athletics from the town high school. The town administrator has determined that the town can afford to maintain one sport. Exactly one of the three choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.

-Refer to Table 22-8. If the town administrator asks voters to choose first between basketball and football and then between the winner of the first vote and hockey, which sport will win the final vote?

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The citizens of Mayville are having a severe budget shortage and are faced with eliminating athletics from the town high school. The town administrator has determined that the town can afford to maintain one sport. Exactly one of the three choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.
 
-Refer to Table 22-8. If the town administrator asks voters to choose first between basketball and football and then between the winner of the first vote and hockey, which sport will win the final vote?

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The citizens of Mayville are having a severe budget shortage and are faced with eliminating athletics from the town high school. The town administrator has determined that the town can afford to maintain one sport. Exactly one of the three choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.
 
-Refer to Table 22-8. If the town administrator asks voters to choose first between basketball and football and then between the winner of the first vote and hockey, which sport will win the final vote?

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