Exam 14: Apportionment

Use the following information to answer the Questions: Thirty patrol cars are to be apportioned to three precincts according to the monthly crime totals, which are as follows: I 94 II 130 III 108 -Use the Hill-Huntington method to determine how many cars should go to each precinct.

A country has four states with the populations shown below. The House of Representatives is to have 15 members. Use the Webster method of apportionment to find the number of seats for each state. State Population A 52,600 B 39,900 C 34,000 D 23,500

A state has four districts with the populations shown below. The House of Representatives has 20 seats that are to be apportioned using the d'Hondt method. After District B has received 3 seats, what is its new priority number? District Population A 87,000 B 56,000 C 72,000 D 35,000

Use the Webster method of apportionment to distribute 15 representatives to the three states with the populations shown below. State Population A 253,000 B 182,000 C 85,000

Use the Webster method of apportionment to distribute 12 seats on a city council to three districts with the populations shown below. District Population North 30,000 Central 10,100 South 34,900

A country has three states and a national senate with 10 seats. The state populations and the apportionment of the senate seats are shown below. Find the difference in district population of states A and B. State Population Seats A 69,000 5 B 43,500 3 C 37,500 2

We are scheduling seven course sections for a total of 217 students. Enrollments are 109 in calculus I, 79 in calculus II, and 29 in advanced calculus. Find the quota of sections for calculus II.

Use the following information to answer the Questions: Three states have the following populations: 10,040 8000 2050 A house of representatives with 17 members is to be apportioned among these states. -What is the standard divisor?

Use the Hill-Huntington method of apportionment to distribute 15 representatives to the three states with the populations shown below. State Population A 253,000 B 182,000 C 85,000

The Webster method of apportionment can display the population paradox.

A small county has populations in three regions as shown below. They have apportioned 15 seats on the county council and obtained the apportionment for each region shown. Find the difference in district population between the Parkview and Hillside regions. District Population Apportionment Parkview 43,000 6 Hillside 32,800 5 Riverdale 24,200 4

A county council has 15 seats on its county council which are apportioned among four regions. The population of the West region is 3560 and the West region holds four seats on the council. What is the district population for the West region?

For a given set of populations and house sizes, different methods of apportionment may lead to the same apportionment.

Find the geometric mean of 8 and 9.

A small county has populations in three districts as shown below. They are to apportion 15 seats on the county council using the Hill-Huntington method. Find the apportionment for each district. District Population Parkview 43,000 Hillside 32,800 Riverdale 24,200

A small country has four states and a parliament with 23 seats. One state has a population of 4277 and holds five seats in the parliament. Find the representative share for the state.

Use the method of Hamilton to round each of the numbers in the sum 0.85 + 0.8 +2.16 + 5.52 + 0.67 = 10 to a whole number, preserving the total of 10.

List three paradoxes of the Hamilton method.

Use the Jefferson method of apportionment to distribute 15 representatives to the three states with the populations shown below. State Population A 253,000 B 182,000 C 85,000

We are scheduling seven course sections for a total of 217 students. Enrollments are 109 in calculus I, 79 in calculus II, 29 in advanced calculus. Find the apportionment for advanced calculus using the Hamilton method.