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Chapter 13.3, Problem 7E
A small country is composed of five states. A, B, C, D, and E. The population of each state is given in the following table. Congress will have 57 seats, divided among the five states according to their respective populations. Use Jefferson's method with
State | A | B | C | D | E |
Population | 126,316 | 196,492 | 425,264 | 526,664 | 725,264 |
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