A quiz show accommodates 15 contestants from different districts of the municipality. Suppose that the population of different districts are shown below: District       Population       I 13,000 II 7,000 III 9,000 IV 11,000 V 10,000   a. Using the Hamilton's method, how many contestants should District III have? (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) b. Using the Adam's method, how many contestants should District II have? (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) c. Using the Hamilton's method, which districts should receive one 'extra' contestant? list all

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A quiz show accommodates 15 contestants from different districts of the municipality.

Suppose that the population of different districts are shown below:

District       Population      
I 13,000
II 7,000
III 9,000
IV 11,000
V 10,000

 

a. Using the Hamilton's method, how many contestants should District III have? (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5)

b. Using the Adam's method, how many contestants should District II have? (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5)

c. Using the Hamilton's method, which districts should receive one 'extra' contestant? list all

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