Chapter 4, Problem 15E

Find the apportionment under Hamilton’s method of the Republic of Tropicana legislature described in Exercise 5.

5. The Republic of Tropicana is a small country consisting of five states (A, B, C, D, and E). The total population of Tropicana is $27.4$ million. According to the Tropicana constitution, the seats in the legislature are apportioned to the states according to their populations. $\underset{\_}{\text{Table}4-25}$ shows each state’s standard quota:

$Table4-25$

State	A	B	C	D	E
Standard quota	$41.2$	$31.9$	$24.8$	$22.6$	$16.5$

a. Find the number of seats in the Tropicana legislature.

b. Find the standard divisor.

c. Find the population of each state.