A Small Country Consists of Seven States; There Are 160

question 13

Multiple Choice

A small country consists of seven states; there are 160 seats in the legislature that need to be apportioned among the seven states; and the population of each state is shown in the table. $$\begin{array} { l c c c c c c c } \hline \text { State } & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { E } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { G } \\\hline \text { Population } & 1283 & 2374 & 2725 & 2155 & 1592 & 2511 & 2017\end{array}$$ Find the apportionment for state D using Adams' method.

• A)26
• B)25
• C)23
• D)24

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