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Exercise 1

Avg difficulty 2.5

In exercises 1-4, determine the apportionment using

  1. Hamilton's Method

  2. Jefferson's Method

  3. Webster's Method

  4. Huntington-Hill Method

A small country consists of four states, whose populations are listed below. If the legislature has 78 seats, apportion the seats.

ABCD
96,400162,700119,900384,900

Lee et al., Math in Society, Democracy — Chapter 5 Review, Exercise 1

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