Chapter 4, Problem 37E

Find the apportionment under Webster’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. 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

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

b. Find the standard dicisor.

c. Find the population of each state.