Name: PALOMARIA, ALMIRA LOUISE G.

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Section: I-BMA Date:

Activity 1
Methods in Apportionment

Suppose that the 18 members of the board of the County Environmental Organization
are selected according to the populations of the five cities in the county, as shown in the table
below.
a. Use the Hamilton method to determine the number of board members each city
should have.
b. Use the Jefferson method to determine the number of board members each city
should have.
City Population
Pacific 5 290
Puma 3 720
Villa 1 540
Osana 2 430
Cardinal 7 020
Total ?
Name: PALOMARIA, ALMIRA LOUISE G. Score:
Section: I-BMA Date:

Activity 2
Fairness in Apportionment

The table below shows the number of fourth and fifth grade teachers in a school
district and the number of students in each of those grades. If a new teacher is hired, use the
apportionment principle to determine to which grade the teacher should be assigned.
Grade Level Number of Teachers Number of Students
Fourth Grade 551 12 731
Fifth Grade 512 15 943

AVERAGE
CONSTITUENCY
Name: PALOMARIA, ALMIRA LOUISE G. Score:
Section: I-BMA Date:

Activity 3
Huntington-Hill Apportionment Method

A university has a president’s council that is composed of students from each of the
undergraduate classes. If a new student representative is added to the council, use the
Huntington-Hill apportionment principle to determine which class the new student council
member should represent.

Year Level Number of Representatives Number of Students

First Year 12 2 015
Second Year 10 1 755
Third Year 9 1 430
Fourth Year 8 1 309