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A Small County Has Populations in Three Regions as Shown

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A small county has populations in three regions as shown below. They have apportioned 15 seats on the county council and obtained the apportionment for each region shown below. Find the relative difference in representative shares between the Parkview and Hillside regions.  Region  Population  Apportionment  Parkview 43,0006 Hillside 32,8005 Riverdale 24,2004\begin{array} { l c c } \text { Region } & \text { Population } & \text { Apportionment } \\\text { Parkview } & 43,000 & 6 \\\text { Hillside } & 32,800 & 5 \\\text { Riverdale } & 24,200 & 4\end{array}


A) 9.2%
B) 8.5%
C) 16.7%
D) 20.0%

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