Find the Standard Divisor for the Given Situation A) 2718
B) 21

question 46

Multiple Choice

Find the standard divisor for the given situation. Round your answer to two decimals.
-The faculty senate of a university has 45 senators to be apportioned among its four colleges based On the number of faculty in each college. The colleges are Liberal Arts (L) , Sciences (S) , Business (B) , and Engineering (E) . The number of faculty in each college is shown in the following table. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l } \hline \text { College } & \text { L } & \text { S } & \text { B } & \text { E } \\\hline \text { Number of Faculty } & 279 & 355 & 312 & 423\end{array}$$

• A) 27.18
• B) 21.76
• C) 24.76
• D) 30.42

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