The student council at a small college is asked to vote on t…

The student council at a small college is asked to vote on the color to be used for the new football uniforms. The choices are blue, gold, and white. The students are asked to rank these colors in order of preference. The results are:      Rank 8 10 10 9 12 1st Gold Gold Blue White Blue 2nd Blue White Gold Gold White 3rd White Blue White Blue Gold Determine the winner of the election if the Plurality with Elimination method is used.

The faculty senate at a college has 35 senators to be apport…

The faculty senate at a college has 35 senators to be apportioned among its four colleges based on the number of faculty at each college.  The colleges are Liberal Arts (L), Sciences (S), Business (B), and Engineering (E). The number of faculty in each college is shown below. College L S B E Number of faculty 279 355 312 423 Find the standard quota for the College of Sciences.