1. DAY 2 An Election Activity

2. On a piece of paper write the names of the following soft drinks, in the order given: Coke/Diet Coke Dr. Pepper/Diet Dr. Pepper Mountain Dew/Diet Mountain Dew Pepsi/Diet Pepsi Sprite/Diet Sprite

3. Rank the soft drinks. Beside the soft drink you like the best, write “1”. Beside the name of your next favorite soft drink, write “2”. Continue until you have ranked all five soft drinks.

4. Your task in this activity is to devise a method of combining the rankings of all the individuals in your class into a single class ranking. Your method should produce a first-, second-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-place soft drink for the entire class. Your group should agree on a single method.

5. After everyone finishes, each group will present the ranking to the class and describe the method used to obtain it. Clear communication of the method used to obtain a result is important in math, so everyone should strive for clarity when making the presentation. As each group makes its presentation, record the ranking in your notebook for use in the exercises.