A college with five divisions has funds for 54 internships. The student population for each division is

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A college with five divisions has funds for 54 internships. The student population for each division is shown in the table below.

в с 933 Total E B Division D Population 1133 1063 5400 733 1538

(a) Apportion the internships using Hamilton’s method. 

(b) Suppose that 1 year later the divisions have the following populations. If the college wishes to apportion 54 internships, does the population paradox occur using Hamilton’s method?


When appropriate, round quotas and divisors to the nearest hundredth.

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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

ISBN: 978-0134112107

10th edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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