A county has three districts with the populations shown below. The 11 seats on the county council are to be apportioned using the Webster method. Find the tentative apportionment for district A. $$\begin{array} { c c }
\text { District } & \text { Population } \
\text { A } & 43,000 \
\text { B } & 32,800 \
\text { C } & 24,200
\end{array}$$
A) 4
B) 4.5
C) 4.73
D) 5

Question

A county has three districts with the populations shown below. The 11 seats on the county council are to be apportioned using the Webster method. Find the tentative apportionment for district A. $$\begin{array} { c c } 
\text { District } & \text { Population } \
\text { A } & 43,000 \
\text { B } & 32,800 \
\text { C } & 24,200
\end{array}$$
A) 4
B) 4.5
C) 4.73
D) 5

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Webster method involves calculating the standard divisor and then using it to find the standard quota for each district. The standard divisor is the total population divided by the number of seats, which is 100,000 / 11 ≈ 9090.91. The standard quota for district A is 43,000 / 9090.91 ≈ 4.73. Since Webster's method rounds to the nearest whole number, district A receives 5 seats.