Chapter 15, Problem 27T

(a)

To determine

To calculate: The modified divisor value be less than equal to or greater than the standard divisor for the given table of state by use of Webster method if The total seats is 100 for 4 states and the table of population is given as,

$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text{State}& \text{a}& \text{b}& \text{c}& \text{d}\\ \text{Population}& 2354& 4500& 5598& 23,000\end{array}$

(b)

To determine

To calculate: Apportionment of seats for provided table using Webster method if the modified divisor is 6.5 units different from the standard divisor and total seats is 100 for 4 states and the table of population is given as,

$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text{State}& \text{a}& \text{b}& \text{c}& \text{d}\\ \text{Population}& 2354& 4500& 5598& 23,000\end{array}$