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Determine Whether the Specified Paradox Occurs Does the Population Paradox Occur Using Hamiltonʹs Method of Apportionment

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Determine whether the specified paradox occurs.
-A small country consists of seven states; there are 160 seats in the legislature that need to be Apportioned among the seven states; and the population of each state is shown below for the years 1990 and 1995.  State  A  B  C  D  E  F  G 1990 Population 12832374272521551592251120171995 Population 1347246928472220164026112078\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l } \hline \text { State } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } & \text { E } & \text { F } & \text { G } \\\hline 1990 \text { Population } & 1283 & 2374 & 2725 & 2155 & 1592 & 2511 & 2017 \\1995 \text { Population } & 1347 & 2469 & 2847 & 2220 & 1640 & 2611 & 2078 \\\hline\end{array}
Does the population paradox occur using Hamiltonʹs method of apportionment?


A) Yes
B) No

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