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- bobbym
- 2012-12-23 08:00:45
That is not correct. Please check the answer you will see that our answers are the right one.
This line is the key,
How many different vote counts are possible
- cooljackiec
- 2012-12-23 05:17:17
it is wrong.
I think that it would be 4^50.
Every member has 4 choices. 50 members. But im not sure...
- bobbym
- 2012-12-22 05:46:06
True, but there could be an even easier way...
- anonimnystefy
- 2012-12-22 05:43:26
I never said it was perfect... I only agreed that it is much easier to calculate...
- bobbym
- 2012-12-22 05:30:30
Exactly?
There will be times when you will think you or I have found the perfect answer, I assure you these are delusions on your part. - Prof. Kingsfield
- anonimnystefy
- 2012-12-22 05:25:31
Exactly!
- bobbym
- 2012-12-21 21:53:59
Hi;
That is very good, I did not see that. That would get the same answer and there is less calculation.
- anonimnystefy
- 2012-12-21 21:46:37
It is easier to look at them as a special category of voters:
where n are the non-voters. There are then .
- bobbym
- 2012-12-21 21:42:48
The non voters are not a candidate. They are represented by different values of r. For instance when there is one non voter the equation is
- anonimnystefy
- 2012-12-21 21:38:00
There are 5 groups, votes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th candidate and the non-voters...
- bobbym
- 2012-12-21 21:04:25
3 spacers, because you are looking for solutions to
the three spacers make 4 separte groups. Each group is how many is in a variable.
xxxxxxxxxxxxx _ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _ xxxxxxxxxx _ xxxxxxxxxx
this corresponds to the solution 13 + 17 + 10 + 10 = 50
- anonimnystefy
- 2012-12-21 21:02:36
Actually, you must have 4 spacers...
Your answer is correct.
- bobbym
- 2012-12-21 20:47:03
Hi;
Not exactly, If one guy gets 20 votes there are only 30 to spread to the others.
Remember you are only voting for one position not 4.
Take 50 x's and place 3 spacers in various positions.
- anonimnystefy
- 2012-12-21 20:42:05
Each member has 5 chiloices. There are 50 members, or 46 if you exclude the ones who are running for president. 5 votes per person, 46 persons, 5^46 possible vote counts...
- bobbym
- 2012-12-21 20:39:53
5^50 = 88817841970012523233890533447265625
I bet you did not do a simulation.