Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2014 iii Paper 37 5 a Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
Give each permanent member weight seven, each nonpermanent member weight one, and use the strict threshold . If a coalition omits a permanent member, its weight is at most , so it loses. If it includes all five permanent members and others, its weight is , which exceeds 38 exactly when . These are precisely the required winning coalitions. Thus a weighted voting game representation isThe strict-threshold convention is important: in the alternative convention requiring weight at least the quota, the quota is 39.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2014 iii Paper 37 5 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
False. Take three players of weight one and strict threshold one, so a coalition wins exactly when it contains at least two players. Set and . ThenThe convex cooperative game inequality would require . Thus even this elementary majority weighted voting game is not convex.