Chapter 4, Problem 11E

Find the apportionment under Hamilton’s method of the Bandana Republic Congress described in Exercise 1.

1. The Bandana Republic is a small country consisting of four states:

Apure $\left(\text{population }3,310,000\right)$, Barinas $\left(\text{population }2,670,000\right)$, Carabobo $\left(\text{population }1,330,000\right)$ and Dolores $\left(\text{population }690,000\right)$. Suppose that there are $\text{M}=160$ seats in the Bandana Congress, to be apportioned among the four states based on their respective populations.

a. Find the standard divisior.

b. Find each state’s standard quota.