Throughout this Exercise Set, in computing standard divisors, standard quotas, and modified quotas, round to the nearest hundredth when necessary. A small country is comprised of four states, A, B, C, and D. The population of each state, in thousands, is given in the following table. Use this information to solve Exercises 1-4. State A B C D Total Population (in thousands) 138 266 534 662 1600 According to the country’s constitution, the congress will have 200 seats, divided among the four states according to their respective populations. a. Find the standard divisor, in thousands. How many people are there for each seat in congress? b. Find each state’s standard quota. c. Find each state’s lower quota and upper quota.
Throughout this Exercise Set, in computing standard divisors, standard quotas, and modified quotas, round to the nearest hundredth when necessary. A small country is comprised of four states, A, B, C, and D. The population of each state, in thousands, is given in the following table. Use this information to solve Exercises 1-4. State A B C D Total Population (in thousands) 138 266 534 662 1600 According to the country’s constitution, the congress will have 200 seats, divided among the four states according to their respective populations. a. Find the standard divisor, in thousands. How many people are there for each seat in congress? b. Find each state’s standard quota. c. Find each state’s lower quota and upper quota.
Solution Summary: The author calculates the standard divisor, in thousands, and the number of people for each seat in congress by using the following data.
Throughout this Exercise Set, in computing standard divisors, standard quotas, and modified quotas, round to the nearest hundredth when necessary.
A small country is comprised of four states, A, B, C, and D. The population of each state, in thousands, is given in the following table. Use this information to solve Exercises 1-4.
State
A
B
C
D
Total
Population (in thousands)
138
266
534
662
1600
According to the country’s constitution, the congress will have 200 seats, divided among the four states according to their respective populations.
a. Find the standard divisor, in thousands. How many people are there for each seat in congress?
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