Find the Standard Divisor for the Given Situation A) 53465
B) 566

question 71

Multiple Choice

Find the standard divisor for the given situation. Round your answer to two decimals.
-A small city has 48 police officers to be apportioned among 8 precincts based on the population of Each precinct. The populations are given in the following table. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } \hline \text { Precinct } & \mathbf { 1 } & \mathbf { 2 } & \mathbf { 3 } & \mathbf { 4 } & \mathbf { 5 } & \mathbf { 6 } & \mathbf { 7 } & \mathbf { 8 } \\\hline \text { Population } & 2115 & 3659 & 3117 & 1883 & 4912 & 4027 & 2776 & 3174 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 534.65
• B) 566.5
• C) 432.31
• D) 636.98

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