Determine Whether the Specified Paradox Occurs Does the Alabama Paradox Occur Using Hamiltonʹs Method If the Among

question 11

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the specified paradox occurs.
-A city has 204 police officers to be apportioned among 4 precincts based on the population of each Precinct. The populations are given in the following table. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l } \hline \text { Precinct } & \mathbf { 1 } & \mathbf { 2 } & \mathbf { 3 } & \mathbf { 4 } \\\hline \text { Population } & 3462 & 7470 & 4265 & 5300\end{array}$$
Does the Alabama paradox occur using Hamiltonʹs method if the number of police officers is Increased from 204 to 205?

• A) Yes
• B) No

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