
Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
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Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 47E
A small country consists of five states: A, B, C, D, and E. The standard quotas for each state are given in Table 4.36.
Table 4-36
State | A | B | C | D | E |
Standard quota | 3.46 | 10.49 | 1.42 | 12.45 | 12.18 |
a. Find the number of seats being apportioned.
b. Find the apportionment under the Huntington-Hill method.
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