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Now imagine that the votes for each party shown in Table 2 are the same, but that they are for a district where 10 candidates are elected using a highest average system to allocate seats. This means that the votes parties receive are divided by a series of numbers to give quotients. This country uses the d'Hondt method (the divisors are 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . ) . Seats are allocated to the party with the largest quotient, then the second largest, then the third largest . . . until all of the seats have been allocated. In Table 3, the quotients have already been calculated for you and are shown in italics. Use Table 3 to answer Questions .
Now imagine that the votes for each party shown in Table 2 are the same, but that they are for a district where 10 candidates are elected using a highest average system to allocate seats. This means that the votes parties receive are divided by a series of numbers to give quotients. This country uses the d'Hondt method (the divisors are 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . ) . Seats are allocated to the party with the largest quotient, then the second largest, then the third largest . . . until all of the seats have been allocated. In Table 3, the quotients have already been calculated for you and are shown in italics. Use Table 3 to answer Questions .    -In the district described in Table 3, how many total seats does Party B win? A)  0 B)  1 C)  2 D)  3 E)  4 F)  5
-In the district described in Table 3, how many total seats does Party B win?


A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
F) 5

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