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Yeah, I got part a, I was just overcomplicating it with something that didn't need to be done. I believe part b to mean you 'call' each party to join the coalition in turn, and if it is greater than or equal to 5, no more parties join. So, if the parties are A, B, C, D, E, F and G, where A is...

Homework Statement There are 7 parties competing in the elections. One party has obtained 3 mandates, and the rest 6 have received one mandate each. a) How many different coalitions with at least 5 mandates can be formed? b) Assume that the parties are being called to join each other in a...