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Under the constitution of the Republic of Freedonia, the legislature must be reapportion...

Under the constitution of the Republic of Freedonia, the legislature must be reapportioned every 10 years based on the census. The most recent census figures for the five states of Freedonia are given in the following table.

If Freedonia wanted to preserve the ratio of one legislative seat for approximately every 50,000 citizens, how many seats should the legislature have? Reapportion the legislature using Jefferson’s method and the number of seats just determined.

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 5.2