Solve the Problem A) B) C) D)

question 86

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A country has five states with populations as given in the table below and needs to apportion 250 seats in the legislature. Use the Jefferson Method to apportion the seats. $\begin{array}{l|ccccc}\text { State } & \text { a } & \text { b } & \text { c } & \text { d } & \text { e } \\\hline \text { Population } & 912,000 & 1,117,000 & 4,537,000 & 739,000 & 695,000\end{array}$

• A)
• \(\begin{array}{l|ccccc}
• \text { State } & \mathrm{a} & \mathrm{b} & \mathrm{c} & \mathrm{d} & \mathrm{e} \\
• \hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 28 & 35 & 143 & 23 & 21
• \end{array}\)
• B)
• \(\begin{array}{l|ccccc}
• \text { State } & \text { a } & \text { b } & \text { c } & \text { d } & \text { e } \\
• \hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 29 & 35 & 141 & 23 & 22
• \end{array}\)
• C)
• \(\begin{array}{l|ccccc}
• \text { State } & \mathrm{a} & \mathrm{b} & \mathrm{c} & \mathrm{d} & \text { e } \\
• \hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 28 & 35 & 142 & 23 & 22
• \end{array}\)
• D)
• \(\begin{array}{l|ccccc}
• \text { State } & \text { a } & \text { b } & \text { c } & \text { d } & \text { e } \\
• \hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 29 & 35 & 141 & 23 & 21
• \end{array}\)

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