A small country consists of seven states. There are 250 seats in the legislature that need to be apportioned among the seven states; and the population of each state is shown in the table. State A B C D Population (in thousands) 453 650 547 350 Use Jefferson's method to apportion the 250 congressional seats for all states. Use modified divisor 7.93

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A small country consists of seven states. There are 250 seats in the legislature that need to be apportioned among the seven states; and the population of each state is shown in the table.

State A B C D
Population (in thousands) 453 650 547 350

Use Jefferson's method to apportion the 250 congressional seats for all states. Use modified divisor 7.93

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