Math 143: Quantitative Literacy
what is standard quota ? - Answer-Population of district divided by Standard divisor
what is the standard divisor ? - Answer-Total population divided by Number of seat
What is the Hamilton Method ? - Answer-Assign each seats according to the lower quota. if this adds to
the right number you are done. If it does not, assign extra seat one by one. for example : if three
districts have the standard quotas 2.93, 4.70 and 3.15, the first seat would go to the number with the
biggest decimal parts and you're only looking at the decimal not the whole entire number. so it would
first go to .93 then to .70 and the last number would be .15.
what is the Jefferson's method? - Answer-Assign each district the number of seats according to its lower
quota. if this adds to the right number of seats, you're done. If the sum of the lower quota is less than
the number of seats, choose a modified divisor that is less than the standard divisor and recalculate the
lower quotas. try it again until the number matches.
what is the formula for sale price ? - Answer-original price - discount
What is the formula for discount ? - Answer-original price multiply by rate of discount = DISCOUNT
What is the percent increase formula ? - Answer-when some quantity gets larger, you calculate the
percent increase using the formula
Percent increase= new amount - original amount and then divided by original amount
what is standard quota ? - Answer-Population of district divided by Standard divisor
what is the standard divisor ? - Answer-Total population divided by Number of seat
What is the Hamilton Method ? - Answer-Assign each seats according to the lower quota. if this adds to
the right number you are done. If it does not, assign extra seat one by one. for example : if three
districts have the standard quotas 2.93, 4.70 and 3.15, the first seat would go to the number with the
biggest decimal parts and you're only looking at the decimal not the whole entire number. so it would
first go to .93 then to .70 and the last number would be .15.
what is the Jefferson's method? - Answer-Assign each district the number of seats according to its lower
quota. if this adds to the right number of seats, you're done. If the sum of the lower quota is less than
the number of seats, choose a modified divisor that is less than the standard divisor and recalculate the
lower quotas. try it again until the number matches.
what is the formula for sale price ? - Answer-original price - discount
What is the formula for discount ? - Answer-original price multiply by rate of discount = DISCOUNT
What is the percent increase formula ? - Answer-when some quantity gets larger, you calculate the
percent increase using the formula
Percent increase= new amount - original amount and then divided by original amount
