Question 6. Consider the following voter profile: Votes 2 5 4 x Preferences A B C D B A B A C C A B D D D C Q6)a) Calculate a value of x so that the social ranking under the plurality is $B \sim C \sim D \succ A$: Q6)b) Calculate a value of x so that the social ranking under the instant runoff is $B \succ D \succ C \succ A$: Q6)c) Calculate a value of x so that the social ranking under the Borda is $B \succ A \succ C \succ D$:
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