Scenario 22-5
Three members of the DiCarlo family, Vinny, Maria, and Franki, are choosing the entree for a large family reunion. Their options are: spaghetti, ravioli, lasagne, and pizza. Vinny prefers spaghetti over lasagne, lasagne over ravioli, and ravioli over pizza. Maria prefers ravioli over spaghetti, spaghetti over pizza, and pizza over lasagne. Frankie prefers pizza over ravioli, ravioli over lasagne, and lasagne over spaghetti.
-Refer to Scenario 22-5.If,before any votes were cast,ravioli was eliminated from the choices and the vote were conducted according to a Borda count system where each person's first choice receives 3 points,second choice 2 points,and third choice 1 point,the election winner would be

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With ravioli eliminated, the Borda count points are: Vinny: spaghetti (3), lasagne (2), pizza (1); Maria: spaghetti (3), pizza (2), lasagne (1); Frankie: pizza (3), lasagne (2), spaghetti (1). Totals: spaghetti (3+3+1=7), lasagne (2+1+2=5), pizza (1+2+3=6). Spaghetti wins with 7 points.

Scenario 22-5 Three Members of the DiCarlo Family, Vinny, Maria, and Franki