A Newly Formed Southern State Is Made Up of Four

question 30

Multiple Choice

A newly formed Southern state is made up of four counties (A, B, C , and D ) . The state legislature has a total of 50 seats which need to be apportioned out to each of the counties based on their respective populations. The table below gives the current population of each of the counties.

-Based on the scenario above, which modified divisor would be appropriate to use if the apportioning was done using Adam's Method?

• A) 790
• B) 800
• C) 810
• D) 820
• E) None of the above.

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