Suppose that friends Jennifer, Stephanie, and Megan cannot agree on how much to spend for a bouquet of flowers to send to a person who allowed them to use her beach house for the weekend. Jennifer wants to buy a moderately priced bouquet, Stephanie wants to buy an expensive bouquet, and Megan wants to buy a very expensive bouquet. Assuming no paradox of voting, majority voting will result in the decision to buy

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In a majority voting system, the option that gets more than half of the votes wins. Since Jennifer wants a moderately priced bouquet and Megan wants a very expensive one, the middle ground that could satisfy the majority (including Stephanie who wants an expensive bouquet) would be an expensive bouquet. This is because it's a compromise between moderate and very expensive, likely appealing to Stephanie's preference directly and being a middle ground for Jennifer and Megan.

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