Question

evaluating Outcomes with Probability: Tutorial Question Select the correct answer. Students voted in an election for class president, but there was a tie for first place between two people. The school principal suggested the following methods could be used to decide who the class president should be. Use probability to determine which method could be used to fairly choose the class president. O flipping a fair coin O asking a group of senior teachers O rolling a biased die Oletting the two candidates mutually decide who should win ​

Answer 1

The method that could be used to fairly choose the class president in the given scenario is flipping a fair coin. This is because flipping a fair coin is a random process and both candidates have an equal chance of winning. This ensures fairness in the selection process. Asking a group of senior teachers or letting the two candidates mutually decide who should win may introduce biases and may not be fair to both candidates. Rolling a biased die may also introduce unfairness as the outcome is not random and is predetermined.