Find the apportionment for state D using Jefferson's method

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A small country consists of seven states; there are 160 seats in the legislature that need to be apportioned among the seven states; and the population of each state is shown in the table.   

State A B C D E F G
Population  1283   2374   2725   2155   1592   2511   2017 

 

Find the apportionment for state D using Jefferson's method.

Select one:
a. 26
 
b. 24
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