Question:A city has 12 districts. An election is coming up for the city
metro council (1...
Question
A city has 12 districts. An election is coming up for the city
metro council (1...
A city has 12 districts. An election is coming up for the city
metro council (1 member from each district). In districts 1-5, a
single republican and single democrat are running for each
district; In districts 6-8, 2 democrats and 2 republicans are
running in each district; in district 9, the incumbent (a democrat)
is running unopposed. In districts 10-11, 2 republicans and 1
democrat are running in each district. In district 12, 3 democrats
and 1 republican are running.
What is the total number of unique outcomes?
In how many of these outcomes does one party or the other end
up with a majority?