Application: More on Apportionment

Kay Meeks (1992) describes how various American statesman first proposed that saets in the house of Representatives be apportioned to states. This proposal brings up two question that students might wish to explore: “Are any of these methods fair?” and “Which, if any, is the fairest?”

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Published in:The Mathematics teacher 1994-10, Vol.87 (7), p.560-564
Main Author: Flusser, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Kay Meeks (1992) describes how various American statesman first proposed that saets in the house of Representatives be apportioned to states. This proposal brings up two question that students might wish to explore: “Are any of these methods fair?” and “Which, if any, is the fairest?”
ISSN:0025-5769
2330-0582
DOI:10.5951/MT.87.7.0560