A county library has three branches. The number of books at each branch of the library is shown below. The head librarian purchased 49 new books and apportioned them to the libraries using Hamilton's method. When the book order arrived the librarian noticed there was an extra book added as a "bonus" and she reapportioned the books with the extra book added. Determine if the reapportionment resulted in the Alabama paradox

$\begin{array}{l|cccr}
\text { Branch } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Books } & 1,598 & 1,379 & 388 & 3,365
\end{array}$
A) Alabama paradox did not occur
B) Alabama paradox occurred

Question

A county library has three branches. The number of books at each branch of the library is shown below. The head librarian purchased 49 new books and apportioned them to the libraries using Hamilton's method. When the book order arrived the librarian noticed there was an extra book added as a "bonus" and she reapportioned the books with the extra book added. Determine if the reapportionment resulted in the Alabama paradox

\begin{array}{l|cccr}\text { Branch } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Books } & 1,598 & 1,379 & 388 & 3,365\end{array}

$\begin{array}{l|cccr}
\text { Branch } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { Total } \
\hline \text { Books } & 1,598 & 1,379 & 388 & 3,365
\end{array}$
A) Alabama paradox did not occur
B) Alabama paradox occurred

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Alabama paradox did not occur because the reapportionment of the books with the extra book added did not result in any branch losing books.

A County Library Has Three Branches A) Alabama Paradox Did Not Occur B) Alabama Paradox Occurred

A County Library Has Three Branches A) Alabama Paradox Did Not Occur
B) Alabama Paradox Occurred