EBK MATHEMATICS: A PRACTICAL ODYSSEY
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Author: MOWRY
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 8E
To determine
To apportion:
The seat using Hamilton’s Method.
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Answer b. Use the Jefferson method pls.
3. Please use the table below as reference.
State
New York
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Vermont
Louisiana
Population
1,918,608
1,348,233
687,917
280,652
215,739
a. Find the modified quota for each park using the divisor 49,800.
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(including the District of Columbia).
Pacific
177,336
West South
Central
229,634
Mountain
89,816
West North
68,440
64,564
East North
26,384
East South
Central
Central
Central
South
8,579
376,034
Middle
41,441
New England
Atlantic
Atlantic
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012, Table 508 (data) and U.S. Census
Bureau, Census Regions and Divisions of the United States (regions).
a. Calculate the mean and standard deviation for the population.
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EBK MATHEMATICS: A PRACTICAL ODYSSEY
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