Chapter 4, Problem 27E

Find the apportionment under Jefferson’s method of the Republic of Tropicana legislature described in Exercise 5. (Hint: Look for suitable divisors in the internal 196,000 to 197,000.)

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:

Table 4-25

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