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Chapter 13.3, Problem 4E
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 |
Use Hamilton’s method to find each state’s apportionment of congressional seats in Exercise 2.
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