A local city is made up of four wards ( Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, and Ward 4). Through a Federal grant, the city has received 200 brand new bicycles to promote alternative means of transportioan. The bicycles will be apportioned based on the population of each ward. The table below shows the population of each of the wards.

-Based on the scenario above, find a modified divisor which would allow the 200 bicycles to be apportioned using Webster's Method.
A) 72.9
B) 73
C) 73.1
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question

A local city is made up of four wards ( Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, and Ward 4) . Through a Federal grant, the city has received 200 brand new bicycles to promote alternative means of transportioan. The bicycles will be apportioned based on the population of each ward. The table below shows the population of each of the wards.

-Based on the scenario above, find a modified divisor which would allow the 200 bicycles to be apportioned using Webster's Method.

-Based on the scenario above, find a modified divisor which would allow the 200 bicycles to be apportioned using Webster's Method.
A) 72.9 
B) 73 
C) 73.1 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Webster's Method of apportionment adjusts the divisor to ensure that the total number of items (in this case, bicycles) to be distributed matches the desired total after rounding. Since the question does not provide specific details about the distribution requirements or the original divisor, any of the provided divisors (72.9, 73, 73.1) could potentially be the correct modified divisor to achieve an exact apportionment of 200 bicycles, depending on the specific distribution scenario.

A Local City Is Made Up of Four Wards