Excursions In Modern Mathematics, 9th Edition

9th Edition

ISBN: 9780134494142

Author: Tannenbaum

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 4, Problem 5E

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 divisor.

c. Find the population of each state.

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