A Small Country Has Four States and a House of Representatives

question 43

Short Answer

A small country has four states and a House of Representatives with 20 seats. Given the states, populations, and apportionment below, find the percentage difference in representative share between states A and C. $$\begin{array} { c c c } \text { State } & \text { Population } & \text { Apportionment } \\\text { A } & 234,000 & 5 \\\text { B } & 124,000 & 3 \\\text { C } & 346,500 & 7 \\\text { D } & 268,500 & 5\end{array}$$

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