A County consists of three districts. The county has a house of representatives with 11 seats. The populations of the districts are given in the table below. Use the Hamilton method to determine how many seats each district should be given in the house of representatives.

A County consists of three districts. The county has a house of representatives with 11 seats. The populations of the districts are given in the table below. Use the Hamilton method to determine how many seats each district should be given in the house of representatives.

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District Population
I
17000
II
16750
III
16250

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