Use the Huntington-Hill apportionment principle to decide who is most deserving of an additional representative. For the U.S. House of Representatives:State A: population 5.6 million, 10 representativesState B: population 14.2 million, 20 representativesState C: population 11.7 million, 15 representatives

A. State B
B. State A
C. State C


Answer: C

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A. 5(9x + 2) - [5x + (-5)]; 40x + 15 B. 5(-5 + x) + 5(9x + 2); 50x - 23 C. 5(-5 + x) + 5(9 + 2x); 7x + 20 D. 5x - 5 + 5(9 + 2x); 15x + 50

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Tell whether the expression is a monomial. If it is, name the variable(s) and coefficient, and give the degree of the monomial.-4xy3

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Find the slope and y-intercept of the line.7x - 2y = 1

A. slope = ; y-intercept = 
B. slope = ; y-intercept = - 
C. slope = ; y-intercept = 
D. slope = 7; y-intercept = 1

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Refer to right triangle ABC with . Solve for all the missing parts using the given information.

?  ft ? Apply the rules regarding the use of significant digits when determining your answer. ? __________ ? __________ ft ? __________ ft What will be an ideal response?

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