Ms. Borda's class has raised money for a field trip at the end of the school year. They have narrowed down three choices to a trip to the beach, a hike in the mountains, or a day at the amusement park.
Ranking Vote by Students
13 students
10 students
2 students
The Beach
2nd
1st
3rd
Mountain Hike
3rd
2nd
1st
Amusement Park
1 st
3rd
2nd
The Beach
Mountain Hike
Amusement Park
Each of the 25 students in the class voted on their top three choices. Below is the table that shows how the students voted and ranked the three trip locations.
1. How many students voted for The Beach as their first choice?
2. Which trip received the least number of second choice votes?
Explain how you know.
students
Ms. Borda compared just two of the trips. She compared the trip to The Beach versus Mountain Hike.
3. Which trip received more first place votes?
4. Then Ms. Borda continues to compare all pairs of the trips to determine which of the trips has the most first place votes. Based on the trip-to-trip comparisons, explain which trip the class should go on based upon the votes of the students.
MAC Grade 6
Trip Vote
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