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Exercise 3

Avg difficulty 2.5

In exercises 1-14, determine the apportionment using

  1. Hamilton's Method

  2. Jefferson's Method

  3. Webster's Method

  4. Huntington-Hill Method

The number of salespeople assigned to work during a shift is apportioned based on the average number of customers during that shift. Apportion 20 salespeople given the information below.

ShiftMorningMiddayAfternoonEvening
Avereage number
of customers
95305435515

Lee et al., Math in Society, §5.1 Apportionment, Exercise 3

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