Recall that the Bandana Republic is apportioning M=160 congressional seats among four states.  The states' populations are shown in the table below.   Apure Barinas Carabobo Dolores Population 3,310,000 2,670,000 1,330,000 690,000   Find the apportionment under Webster's method of the Bandana Republic Congress.    Apure gets Answer seats, Barinas gets Answer seats, Carabobo gets Answer seats, and Dolores gets Answer.

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Recall that the Bandana Republic is apportioning M=160 congressional seats among four states.  The states' populations are shown in the table below.

 

Apure

Barinas

Carabobo

Dolores

Population

3,310,000

2,670,000

1,330,000

690,000

 

Find the apportionment under Webster's method of the Bandana Republic Congress. 

 

Apure gets Answer seats, Barinas gets Answer seats, Carabobo gets Answer seats, and Dolores gets Answer.


 

 
 
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For Webster’s Method : 
1. Find a suitable divisor D. A suitable divisor is a divisor that produces an apportionment of exactly M seats when the quotas are rounded the conventional way.
2. Find the apportionment of each state by rounding it quota the conventional way.

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