2. Suppose a nation has 5 states, with populations shown in the chart below. The representative body had 150 seats. Find: the standard divisor, the modified divisor, and the distribution of representatives to each state. Then complete the table. Round all standard and modified quotas to 7 decimal places needed. You can use a spreadsheet to help you figure out an answer or calculate using a calculator. Representative Seats 150 State Population Standard Rounded Modified Modified Rounded Quotas Quotas Quotas Quotas 29 1,895,500 1,234,500 845,200 399,120 500,680 28.5 29 28.1 22.07 23 21.7 22 97.5 98 96.1 97 14.7 15 14.55 15 E 17.2 18 16.9 17 Total 4,875,000 19.8 20 19.5 20 Standard Divisor 56000 Modified Divisor 56800
2. Suppose a nation has 5 states, with populations shown in the chart below. The representative body had 150 seats. Find: the standard divisor, the modified divisor, and the distribution of representatives to each state. Then complete the table. Round all standard and modified quotas to 7 decimal places needed. You can use a spreadsheet to help you figure out an answer or calculate using a calculator. Representative Seats 150 State Population Standard Rounded Modified Modified Rounded Quotas Quotas Quotas Quotas 29 1,895,500 1,234,500 845,200 399,120 500,680 28.5 29 28.1 22.07 23 21.7 22 97.5 98 96.1 97 14.7 15 14.55 15 E 17.2 18 16.9 17 Total 4,875,000 19.8 20 19.5 20 Standard Divisor 56000 Modified Divisor 56800
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Suppose a nation has 5 states, with populations shown in the chart below. The
representative body had 150 seats.
Find:
the standard divisor,
the modified divisor, and
the distribution of representatives to each state.
Then complete the table. Round all standard and modified quotas to 7 decimal places if
needed.
You can use a spreadsheet to help you figure out an answer or calculate using a
calculator
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