A small country with three states has 50 seats in the legislature. The populations of th...

A small country with three states has 50 seats in the legislature. The populations of the states are as follows:

a. Find and interpret the standard divisor. Apportion the seats using Hamilton’s method.

b. Suppose a new state with a population of 116,000 is added to the country, and 7 more seats are added to the legislature. Reapportion the seats using Hamilton’s method.

c. Compare the apportionments from parts (a) and (b). Explain what happened. If a paradox occurred, which one?