Question: Use the Webster method to apportion the Easter eggs. Determine whether it is necessary to modify the divisor. If so, indicate the value of the

Use the Webster method to apportion the Easter eggs. Determine whether it is necessary to modify the divisor. If so, indicate the value of the modified divisor.

Children from five families-the Chorro family, the Eswaran family, the Javernick family, the Lahde family, and the Stolly family-joined a town Easter egg hunt. When they returned with their baskets, they had 827 eggs! They decided to share their eggs amongst the families based on the number of children in each family. Use the population and standard quota information in the table below for the following exercise.

Children (C) Chorro (E) Eswaran (J) Javernick (L) Lahde (S) Stolly Total

Children (C) Chorro (E) Eswaran (J) Javernick (L) Lahde (S) Stolly Total 3 4 1 5 15 2 Standard Quota 155.04 103.36 206.72 103.36 258.40 827

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