Suppose that a fourth state with the population shown in the table below is added, with five

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Suppose that a fourth state with the population shown in the table below is added, with five additional seats for a total of 35 seats. Does the new-states paradox occur using Hamilton’s method?

State Total A D Population 6933 9533 16,534 5100 38,100


A country has three states and 30 seats in the legislature. The population of each state is shown below.

State A Total 6933 9533 16,534 Population 33,000

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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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