A City Is Divided into Four Regions for Distributing the 20

Essay

A city is divided into four regions for distributing the 20 representatives on a public utility board. The regions and their populations are shown below. The board uses the Hamilton method of apportionment to distribute seats. Find the representative share for each region based on this apportionment. $$\begin{array} { l c } \text { Region } & \text { Population } \\\text { North } & 8700 \\\text { South } & 5600 \\\text { East } & 7200 \\\text { West } & 3500\end{array}$$