State Representation. The following table shows the 2010 populations of four states and their numbers of seats in the House of Representatives. Find the standard quota for each state and compare it to the actual number of seats for the state. Then explain whether the state is relatively under-space or overrepresented in the House. Assume a total you U.S. population of 309 million in 2010 and 435 House seats. 15.Connecticut 17.Florida.
State Representation. The following table shows the 2010 populations of four states and their numbers of seats in the House of Representatives. Find the standard quota for each state and compare it to the actual number of seats for the state. Then explain whether the state is relatively under-space or overrepresented in the House. Assume a total you U.S. population of 309 million in 2010 and 435 House seats.
15.Connecticut
17.Florida.
The answer for Connecticut is: 5.03; Represented fairly very slightly underrepresented)
The answer for Florida is: 26.47; overrepresented
This is from Math 140. Statistics and Probability. Sacramento City College. I am attaching the table and an example on how to resolve the problem Please watch grammar, spelling, and short answer will do. This is from my math book Understanding Mathematics. A Quantitative Research. 7th Edition. Bennett Briggs. Thank you.
![State
Population
House seats
Connecticut
3,574,097
Georgia
9,687,653
14
Florida
18,801,310
27
Ohio
11,353,140
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EXAMPLE 2 Finding Standard Quotas
The 2010 census found populations of 989,000 for Montana and 564,000 for Wyoming.
Using these census populations, find the standard quota for each state. The 2010 appor-
tionment left each of these states with the constitutional minimum of one representa-
tive. Compare their standard quotas to their actual representations.
Solution The standard divisor is the same for all states. As we found earlier, it is
710,000 people per representative. For Montana, the standard quota based on its 2010
population is
state population
989,000
standard quota =
- 1.4
%3D
standard divisor
710,000
For Wyoming, the standard quota is
state population
564,000
standard quota =
- 0.79
standard divisor
710,000
Montana's standard quota is 1.4, but it has only one representative. Montana's people
can rightfully feel underrepresented in Congress. Wyoming also has the constitutional
minimum of one representative, even though its standard quota is only 0.79. Wyoming's
people are relatively overrepresented in Congress, at least according to population.
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