Suppose that a small country with a population of 3,100,000 that consists of four states, A, B, C, and D. There are 155 seats in the legislature that need to be apportioned among the four states. The population of each state is shown in the table. Use the table to answer parts (a) and (b). State Population A B D. Total 488,000 1,090,000 343,800 1,178,200 3,100,000 a) Determine the standard divisor. The standard divisor is 20000 . (Simplify your answer.) b) Determine each state's standard quota. State Population Standard quota B D Total 1,090,000 54.50 488,000 343,800 1,178,200 3,100,000 24.40 19.19 58.91 (Type integers or decimals rounded to the nearest hundredth as needed.)

Suppose that a small country with a population of 3,100,000 that consists of four states, A, B, C, and D. There are 155 seats in the legislature that need to be apportioned among the four states. The population of each state is shown in the table. Use the table to answer parts (a) and (b). State Population A B D. Total 488,000 1,090,000 343,800 1,178,200 3,100,000 a) Determine the standard divisor. The standard divisor is 20000 . (Simplify your answer.) b) Determine each state's standard quota. State Population Standard quota B D Total 1,090,000 54.50 488,000 343,800 1,178,200 3,100,000 24.40 19.19 58.91 (Type integers or decimals rounded to the nearest hundredth as needed.)

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter9: Counting And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1T: Alice and Bill have four grandchild, and they have three framed pictures of each grandchild. They...

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