Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)
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Chapter 13.3, Problem 49E
A small country is composed of three states, A, B, and C. The country’s constitution specifies that congressional seats will be divided among the three states according to their respective populations. In Exercises 47-49, write an apportionment problem satisfying the given criterion,
Hamilton’s method and Webster’s method result in the same apportionment.
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Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)
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