Decide whether the statement makes sense. Explain your reasoning.Last year a mathematician came up with a new apportionment system which would be guaranteed to avoid the Alabama, population, and new states paradoxes, and which would never violate the quota criterion.
What will be an ideal response?
No, the statement does not make sense. It has been proved by mathematicians that such a system is impossible.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Solve the problem.The manufacturer's cost, C, in dollars, can be found using the formula 
where n is he number of parts produced. Find the cost when 512 parts are produced.
A. $63 B. $5100 C. $12,415 D. $3100
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A. 200 B. 211 C. 221 D. 230
Solve.Find the quotient of 243 and 18.
A. 13 R 9 B. 13 C. 12 R 9 D. 11 R 7