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Thirty patrol cars are to be apportioned to three precincts according to the monthly crime totals, which are as follows:
 Precinct  Crimes reported last month  I 94 II 130 III 108\begin{array}{cc}\underline {\text { Precinct } }& \underline {\text { Crimes reported last month }} \\\text { I } & 94 \\\text { II } & 130 \\\text { III } & 108\end{array}
-Use the Jefferson's method to determine how many cars should go to each precinct.


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