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-If the Hamilton Method Is Used to Apportion Legislative Seats

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 State abcde Population 131140304178197\begin{array} { l | c c c c c } \text { State } & \mathrm { a } & \mathrm { b } & \mathrm { c } & \mathrm { d } & \mathrm { e } \\\hline \text { Population } & 131 & 140 & 304 & 178 & 197\end{array}
-If the Hamilton Method is used to apportion legislative seats to five states with the populations given in the table, then the Alabama Paradox occurs when the number of seats being apportioned Increases from 126 to 127.
 State abcde Population 263808931781676\begin{array} { l | c c c c c } \text { State } & \mathrm { a } & \mathrm { b } & \mathrm { c } & \mathrm { d } & \mathrm { e } \\\hline \text { Population } & 263 & 808 & 931 & 781 & 676\end{array}
In which state does the paradox show up?


A) d
B) c
C) b
D) a

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