A Newly Formed Midwestern State Is Made Up of Four

question 33

Short Answer

A newly formed Midwestern state is made up of four counties (A, B, C and D). The state legislature
has a total of 200 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.

Use Hamilton’s Method to apportion the 200 seats.
-Based on the scenario above, find a modified divisor which would allow the 200 seats to be apportioned using Jefferson's Method.

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