A Small City Has 50 Police Officers to Be Apportioned

question 92

Multiple Choice

A small city has 50 police officers to be apportioned among 8 precincts based on the population of each precinct. The populations are given in the following table. $$\begin{array} { l c c c c c c c c } \hline \text { Precinct } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\\hline \text { Population } & 2115 & 3659 & 3117 & 1883 & 4912 & 4027 & 2776 & 3174 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Find the apportionment for the Seventh Precinct using Adams' method.

• A)7
• B)6
• C)5
• D)4

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