Question

question 5
5 pts
our mathematicians deciding on a conference location from earlier decide to use approval voting. their votes are tallied below. find the winner using approval voting.

	30	10	15	20	15	5	5
tacoma	x		x	x	x	x
puyallup		x		x	x		x
olympia			x		x	x

○ seattle
○ puyallup
○ tacoma
○ olympia

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate votes for Seattle

Count columns with X: 30,10,15,5. Sum: \( 30 + 10 + 15 + 5 = 60 \)

Step2: Calculate votes for Tacoma

Count columns with X: 30,15,20,15,5. Sum: \( 30 + 15 + 20 + 15 + 5 = 85 \)

Step3: Calculate votes for Puyallup

Count columns with X: 10,20,15,5. Sum: \( 10 + 20 + 15 + 5 = 50 \)

Step4: Calculate votes for Olympia

Count columns with X: 15,15,5. Sum: \( 15 + 15 + 5 = 35 \)

Answer:

Tacoma (with 85 votes, the highest among all cities)