Determine when the Hamilton method gives an Alabama paradox on increasing committee size and who loses a seat.City A, City B, and City C are cooperating to build a community center catering to the three cities. Seats on the 11-member committee are assigned according to the populations of the cities. The population of City A is 5000, City B is 11,250, and City C is 15,500. Increase the committee's size by one seat at a time and reassign the seats.
A. Assignment of 15th seat; City C
B. Assignment of 14th seat; City A
C. Assignment of 16th seat; City B
D. Assignment of 16th seat; City A
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Use a day counting table to find the exact number of days from the first date to the second date. Assume the year is not a leap year unless otherwise indicated.December 3 to May 19 (the year of the May date is a leap year)
A. 169 B. 168 C. 167 D. 166
Write a formula for the general term (the nth term) of the arithmetic sequence. Then use the formula for an to find a20, the 20th term of the sequence.3, 12, 21, 30, 39, . . .
A. an = 9n - 2; a20 = 178 B. an = 6n - 2; a20 = 118 C. an = 9n - 6; a20 = 174 D. an = 6n - 9; a20 = 111
Solve the problem by integration.The general expression for the slope of a curve is 
Find the equation of the curve if it passes through (1, 0).
A. y = ln 
B. y = ln 
C. y = ln 
D. y = ln 
Solve and check.s = 512 + 16 
A. 1024 B. 2048 C. 768 D. 512