A country with three states has 250 seats in the legislature. The population of each state is shown in the table below.

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

(b) Suppose that in 10 years the states have the following populations. If the country reapportions 250 seats in the legislature, does the population paradox occur using Hamilton’s method?

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

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State Total Population 459 10,551 18,990 30,000 State Population A Total 30,115 464 10,551 19,100