(a) To express each state's population in terms of millions, rounded to three decimal places, we divide each population by 1,000,000.

State A:
$$ \frac{9,658,480}{1,000,000} = 9.658 $$

State B:
$$ \frac{5,423,704}{1,000,000} = 5.424 $$

State C:
$$ \frac{4,889,485}{1,000,000} = 4.889 $$

Total Population:
$$ 9.658 + 5.424 + 4.889 = 19.971 $$

So, the populations in millions are:

State A: 9.658
State B: 5.424
State C: 4.889
Total: 19.971

(b) The standard divisor is found by dividing the total population by the number of seats.

$$ \text{Standard Divisor} = \frac{\text{Total Population}}{\text{Number of Seats}} $$

$$ \text{Standard Divisor} = \frac{19.971}{10} = 1.9971 $$

So, the standard divisor is 1.9971.

Question

(a) To express each state's population in terms of millions, rounded to three decimal places, we divide each population by 1,000,000.

State A: 
$$ \frac{9,658,480}{1,000,000} = 9.658 $$

State B: 
$$ \frac{5,423,704}{1,000,000} = 5.424 $$

State C: 
$$ \frac{4,889,485}{1,000,000} = 4.889 $$

Total Population:
$$ 9.658 + 5.424 + 4.889 = 19.971 $$

So, the populations in millions are:

State A: 9.658
State B: 5.424
State C: 4.889
Total: 19.971

(b) The standard divisor is found by dividing the total population by the number of seats.

$$ \text{Standard Divisor} = \frac{\text{Total Population}}{\text{Number of Seats}} $$

$$ \text{Standard Divisor} = \frac{19.971}{10} = 1.9971 $$

So, the standard divisor is 1.9971.

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