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Suppose the total population of a country is 85,000, and the number of legislative seats...

Suppose the total population of a country is 85,000, and the number of legislative seats to be apportioned is 25.

a. Find the standard divisor. What does this number represent?

b. If there are two states with populations 30,600 and 54,400, then find each state’s standard quota. What do these numbers represent?

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