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Exercise 13

Avg difficulty 2.5

In each fictional country in problems 13-14, use the rules of the U.S. government to complete the table and determine the following:

  1. The state that has the most electoral power

  2. The state that has the least electoral power

In this country from problem 9, there is one representative for every 55,000 residents.

StatePopulationNumber
of
Representatives
Number
of
Senators
Number
of
Electors
Electoral
Votes per
55,000 people
Fonville825,000
Gurley550,000
Nevarez275,000

Lee et al., Math in Society, Democracy — Chapter 5 Review, Exercise 13

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