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.

If, before any votes were cast, ravioli was eliminated from the choices, the median voter's first choice would be:

a. spaghetti

b. lasagne.

c. There is not enough information to answer this question.

d. pizza.

Question

Business

Abbie Price

Today, 03:06

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.

If, before any votes were cast, ravioli was eliminated from the choices, the median voter's first choice would be:

a. spaghetti

b. lasagne.

c. There is not enough information to answer this question.

d. pizza.

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Killian Black · Answer 1

a. spaghetti

Explanation:

The mediam voter refers to the person in the middle. According to this, in the case it is Maria and she prefers ravioli. However, if ravioli was eliminated from the choices, her choice would be spaghetti based on the information given. According to this, the answer is that if before any votes were cast, ravioli was eliminated from the choices, the median voter's first choice would be: spaghetti.