Tim ran a survey of people’s favorite fruits. He is creating the preference schedule shown, which is almost finished. Using a Borda count method, which of the following is the correct point amount for apples?

Question

Tim ran a survey of people’s favorite fruits. He is creating the preference schedule shown, which is almost finished. Using a Borda count method, which of the following is the correct point amount for apples?

number of votes 25 15
1st apples blueberries
2nd bananas bananas
3rd blueberries apples

Answer 1

To calculate the Borda count for apples, we assign points based on the number of options listed after apples in each person's preference list.

For the first person who ranked apples second and blueberries first, apples would receive 1 point.

For the second person who ranked apples third and bananas first, apples would receive 0 points.

So, the total Borda count for apples is 1 point.