Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey
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Author: David B. Johnson, Thomas A. Mowry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 10E
A local school district contains four elementary schools: Elmhurst, Fernwood, Greenbriar, and Hawthorne. The number of students attending each school is given in Figure 6.87. The school district has received a generous donation of sixty digital cameras for student use. Use Hamilton's Method to determine how the cameras should be divided among the schools.
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Figure 6.87 Table for Exercise 10.
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