Determine Whether the Specified Paradox Occurs Does the New-States Paradox Occur Using Hamiltonʹs Method of Apportionment

question 8

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the specified paradox occurs.
-A country with two states has 16 seats in the legislature. The population of each state (in Thousands) is given by: $$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l l l l } \hline \text { State } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Population } & 13452186 \\\hline\end{array}\\\text { A third state is added with } 3 \text { additional seats as shown below. }\\\begin{array} { l l l l l } \hline \text { State } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Population } & 134 & 5238224 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
Does the new-states paradox occur using Hamiltonʹs method of apportionment?

• A) Yes
• B) No

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