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A Country Has Five States with Populations as Given in the Table

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A country has five states with populations as given in the table below and needs to apportion 250 seats in the legislature. Use the Adams Method to apportion the seats.  State abcde Population 912,0001,117,0004,537,000739,000695,000\begin{array}{l|ccccc}\text { State } & \mathrm{a} & \mathrm{b} & \mathrm{c} & \mathrm{d} & \mathrm{e} \\\hline \text { Population } & 912,000 & 1,117,000 & 4,537,000 & 739,000 & 695,000\end{array}


A)
 State  a  b  c  d  e  Number of Representatives 29351412321\begin{array}{l|ccccc}\text { State } & \text { a } & \text { b } & \text { c } & \text { d } & \text { e } \\\hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 29 & 35 & 141 & 23 & 21\end{array}

B)
 State  a  b  c  d  e  Number of Representatives 28351432321\begin{array}{l|ccccc}\text { State } & \text { a } & \text { b } & \text { c } & \text { d } & \text { e } \\\hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 28 & 35 & 143 & 23 & 21\end{array}

C)
 State  a  b  c  d  e  Number of Representatives 28351422322\begin{array}{l|ccccc}\text { State } & \text { a } & \text { b } & \text { c } & \text { d } & \text { e } \\\hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 28 & 35 & 142 & 23 & 22\end{array}

D)
 State  a  b  c  d  e  Number of Representatives 29351412322\begin{array}{l|ccccc}\text { State } & \text { a } & \text { b } & \text { c } & \text { d } & \text { e } \\\hline \text { Number of Representatives } & 29 & 35 & 141 & 23 & 22\end{array}

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