Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
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Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 26E
The small republic of Guayuru (see Example 4.11) consists of five states (A, B, C, D and E for short). The populations of the five states are shown in Table 4-33. Find the apportionment under Jefferson’s method of the
Table 4-33
| State | A | B | C | D | E |
| Population | 34,800 | 104,800 | 64,800 | 140,800 | 54,800 |
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