CH – 6.

Mathematics as tool : APPORTIONMENT

APPORTIONMENT
- is a method of dividing a whole into various parts.
- process originated in 1790 in the US congress.
- reason : is to establish or select a fairly number of
Representatives of each state based on state population
In the US congressional seat.
- It means that the numbers of representative is proportion
To the population size being represented
_ sometimes called equal proportion
- in the modern world, it expanded to economics, acctg,law

* THE HAMILTON PLAN

- early apportionment method
- Standard divisor ( D ) – the number of voters represented by
each representative
- Standard quota( Q ) – the whole part of the quotient when
the population of the sub-group is divided by the std. divisor.

Formula : Standard Divisor (D) =

total population
number of representative

¿−group population
Standard Quota (Q) =
standard divisor

Note: 1. Std. quota ,Q must be an integer. In case of decimal

Just drop the decimal value.
2. IF total std quota is not equal to given no. apportion,
Place an additional representative to the next sub –
Group with highest decimal value until completed.

Illustration : A new school offering the complete six grades in

high school having the ff. enrollees below. The administration
Are to apportioned the 20 teachers for each grade. Calculate
a. the standard divisor b. the standard quota.

GRADES STUDENTS
G 12 40
Name : ________________________________________
G 11 35
G 10 22 Apportionment

G 9 38
G 8 25
l. Two hundred new medicine board passer will be
G 7 39 assigned in the different provincial hospitals of the
TOTAL 199 different regions. Data of the hospitals as follows.
Apportion the doctors in the different hospital by using
*THE JEFFERSON PLAN Hamilton and Jefferson Plan to justify the answer.
- method introduced by Thomas Jefferson
Show solution.
- the method uses a modified standard divisor that arrives at
the correct or exact number of representative
- the modified std divisor uses an assume value (trial & error )
always smaller than the std. divisor. Regional Bed capacity
Illustration : using the same problem above.
Hospital
GRADES STUDENTS
Region 1 75
G 12 40
Region 2 105
G 11 35
Region 3 250
G 10 22

G 9 38 NCR 400

G 8 25 Region 4 162

G 7 39 Region 5 134
TOTAL 199
2. In one Summer outing, 23 buses will be used in this
event to transport the employee of the different
campuses to the site. How many buses must be given
to each campus? Use the Hamilton and Jefferson plan
to justify your answer. Show solution.

Campuses No. of employee

Campus A 62

Campus B 554

Campus C 382

Campus D 265

Campus E 123

3. Six provincial construction project will start two

months from now. To maintain orderliness in the
construction site , 158 security guard will be assigned .
Find the apportionment of the security guard using the
Hamilton and Jefferson plan. Show solution and justify
your answer.

Location workers

Manila 3,240

Baguio 1,286

Cebu 2,085

Nueva Ecija 872

Naga 1,901

Bulacan 2,692

4. A fire truck is to be added to a certain district.

Which district should get the Fire truck? Justify your
answer using the apportionment principle and the
Huntington – hill apportionment method. Show solution

Area No. of fire Number of

trucks house

District 1 18 23, 208

District 2 22 50, 443