There are 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 8.14% of the U.S. population lived in Texas. Compute Texas's standard quota in 2010 (rounded to two decimal places).
There are 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 8.14% of the U.S. population lived in Texas. Compute Texas's standard quota in 2010 (rounded to two decimal places).
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There are 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 8.14% of the U.S. population lived in Texas. Compute Texas's standard quota in 2010 (rounded to two decimal places).
Texas's standard quota in 2010 was Answer
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Using the proportion allocation techniques, the standard quota of the state must be in proportion to the population proportion.
therefore, the number of seats allocated to the state should be equal to
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