Suppose that the governments of several North African countries have agreed to form an international bureau to foster tourism, commerce, and education. The bureau will have twenty-five seats, and the populations of the countries are given in the table below.Country A B C D EPopulation(thousands) 32,129 75,117 5,632 32,209 10,975(a) Use Jefferson's Method to apportion the bureau seats.Country A B C D ESeats (b) Use Adams's Method to apportion the bureau seats.Country A B C D ESeats (c) Use Webster's Method to apportion the bureau seats.Country A B C D ESeats
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Suppose that the governments of several North African countries have agreed to form an international bureau to foster tourism, commerce, and education. The bureau will have twenty-five seats, and the populations of the countries are given in the table below.Country A B C D EPopulation(thousands) 32,129 75,117 5,632 32,209 10,975(a) Use Jefferson's Method to apportion the bureau seats.Country A B C D ESeats (b) Use Adams's Method to apportion the bureau seats.Country A B C D ESeats (c) Use Webster's Method to apportion the bureau seats.Country A B C D ESeats
Solution
Entendido. Vamos a resolver el problema paso a paso.
(a) Usar el Método de Jefferson para distribuir los asientos del buró.
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Calcular el divisor estándar:
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Calcular las cuotas iniciales:
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Redondear hacia abajo las cuotas iniciales:
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Sumar los asientos iniciales:
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Ajustar el divisor y recalcular si es necesario: Necesitamos asignar 2 asientos más. Incrementamos el divisor y recalculamos las cuotas hasta que la suma de los asientos sea 25.
Después de ajustar el divisor y recalcular, obtenemos:
(b) Usar el Método de Adams para distribuir los asientos del buró.
- Calcular el divisor estándar: [
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