there are 7 candidates for the post of president of the "Old Reliables" club - P. O, R, 5, T. The election is conducted in three rounds. in the first round, each eligible voter casts 3 votes (for 3 different candidates). The 2 candidates with the least votes are eliminated in the second round, each eligible voter casts 2 votes (for 2 different candidates). The 2 candidates with the least votes are eliminated . In the third round, each eligible voter casts 1 vote. A candidate who is taking part in a given round is not eligible to vote in that round, but once eliminated (s)he becomes eligible to vote in further rounds. All other club members are eligible to vote. .In each of the three rounds, all the voters who were eligible for that round cast their vote(s). .In the first round, a total of 129 votes were cast in all, and the top three candidates were 0 (25 votes), V (20 votes) and P (18 votes). in the second round, R received 8 votes more than she did in the first round, Q was 3 votes behind R, and T, with 15 votes, was in 3rd place. .In the third round, R scored the same number of votes as she did in the first round, and ended up winning the election. Q finished last in the third round.

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