A country has four states with the populations shown below. The House of Representatives is to have 15 members. Use the Webster method of apportionment to find the number of seats for each state. $$\begin{array} { c c }
\text { State } & \text { Population } \
\text { A } & 52,600 \
\text { B } & 39,900 \
\text { C } & 34,000 \
\text { D } & 23,500
\end{array}$$
A) 6, 4, 3, 2
B) 5, 4, 4, 2
C) 6, 3, 3, 3
D) 5, 4, 3, 3

Question

A country has four states with the populations shown below. The House of Representatives is to have 15 members. Use the Webster method of apportionment to find the number of seats for each state. $$\begin{array} { c c } 
\text { State } & \text { Population } \
\text { A } & 52,600 \
\text { B } & 39,900 \
\text { C } & 34,000 \
\text { D } & 23,500
\end{array}$$
A) 6, 4, 3, 2
B) 5, 4, 4, 2
C) 6, 3, 3, 3
D) 5, 4, 3, 3

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Webster method uses a divisor to allocate seats based on rounding the quotas to the nearest whole number. After calculating the quotas and rounding, the allocation is 5, 4, 4, 2.

A Country Has Four States with the Populations Shown Below