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Question Number 116061 by MWSuSon last updated on 30/Sep/20
KentMarkisrunningforclasspresident.Assumethatthereareatotalofnca−ndidatesrunning,wherenisanatu−ralnumber.Afterthevotesaretallied,KentMarkistoldonlythefractionofvotesthatherecieved.Supposeherecievedlessthan1nofthevotes.Showthathecannothavewontheelection.
Answered by 1549442205PVT last updated on 01/Oct/20
WeassumethatsumofnumberofvotesinthattheelectionbeSSupposeKentMarkwintheelectionthenallothercandidates,eachofthemgetsnumberofvotesbeafractionlessthan1nthatmeanshereceivedlessthan1nSvotes.Hence,sumofnumberofvotesinthatelectionlesstann.1nS=SThiscontradictionshowsthatKentMarkcannothavewoninthatelection(Q.E.D)
Commented by MWSuSon last updated on 03/Oct/20
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