school district has two high schools: Lowell, serving 1715 students, and Fairview, serving 7364. The district could only afford to hire 13 guidance counselors. a. Determine how many counselors should be assigned to each school using Hamilton's method. b. The following year, the district expands to include a third school, serving 2989 students. Based on the divisor from above, how many additional counselors should be hired for the new school? c. After hiring that many new counselors, the district recalculates the reapportion using Hamilton's method. Determine the outcome.
A school district has two high schools: Lowell, serving 1715 students, and Fairview,
serving 7364. The district could only afford to hire 13 guidance counselors.
a. Determine how many counselors should be assigned to each school using Hamilton's
method.
b. The following year, the district expands to include a third school, serving 2989
students. Based on the divisor from above, how many additional counselors should
be hired for the new school?
c. After hiring that many new counselors, the district recalculates the reapportion using
Hamilton's method. Determine the outcome.
d. Does this situation illustrate any apportionment issues?
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