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-If the Hamilton Method Is Used to Apportion Legislative Seats

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 State abcde Population 131140304178197\begin{array} { l | c c c c c } \text { State } & \mathrm { a } & \mathrm { b } & \mathrm { c } & \mathrm { d } & \mathrm { e } \\\hline \text { Population } & 131 & 140 & 304 & 178 & 197\end{array}
-If the Hamilton Method is used to apportion legislative seats to four states with the populations given in the table, then the Alabama Paradox occurs when the number of seats being apportioned Increases from 204 to 205.
 State abcd Population 3462747042655300\begin{array} { l | c c c c } \text { State } & \mathrm { a } & \mathrm { b } & \mathrm { c } & \mathrm { d } \\\hline \text { Population } & 3462 & 7470 & 4265 & 5300\end{array}
In which state does the paradox show up?


A) c
B) d
C) b
D) a

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