A new zoo is being built in the town. The zoo will be partitioned into six different habitats (Polar, Tropical, Temperate, Savanna, Desert, and Tide Pools). Donors have given enough money to purchase 48 interactive touch-screen educational tools. These touch-screens will be apportioned to the different habitats based on the number of different species on display. The table below gives the number of species on display in each habitat.

-Based on the scenario above, how many interactive touch-screen educational tools would be installed in the Tropical habitat if Hamilton's Method was used to do the apportioning?
A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15
E) None of the above.

Question

A new zoo is being built in the town. The zoo will be partitioned into six different habitats (Polar, Tropical, Temperate, Savanna, Desert, and Tide Pools) . Donors have given enough money to purchase 48 interactive touch-screen educational tools. These touch-screens will be apportioned to the different habitats based on the number of different species on display. The table below gives the number of species on display in each habitat.

-Based on the scenario above, how many interactive touch-screen educational tools would be installed in the Tropical habitat if Hamilton's Method was used to do the apportioning?

-Based on the scenario above, how many interactive touch-screen educational tools would be installed in the Tropical habitat if Hamilton's Method was used to do the apportioning? 
A) 12 
B) 13 
C) 14 
D) 15 
E) None of the above.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Hamilton's Method involves distributing items based on standard quotas and then allocating any remaining items to the groups with the largest fractional parts. The scenario likely results in the Tropical habitat receiving 14 tools after this process.

A New Zoo Is Being Built in the Town