Your college campus is broken into five sections (Main Campus, North Campus, East Campus, West Campus, and South Campus). The board of trustees has recently approved the installation of 70 emergency blue lights. The lights will be apportioned based the area of each section (i.e. the larger the section, the more lights). The table below gives the area, in acres, of each section of campus.
-Based on the scenario above , which apportionment results in a violation of the Quota Rule?
A) Main Campus: 17 ; North Campus: 22; East Campus: 12; West Campus: 13 ; South Campus: 6
B) Main Campus: 18 ; North Campus: 21 ; East Campus: 12; West Campus: 14 ; South Campus: 5
C) Main Campus: 16; North Campus: 22; East Campus: 13; West Campus: 14; South Campus: 5
D) Main Campus: 18 ; North Campus: 23; East Campus: 13; West Campus: 12; South Campus: 4
E) All of the above.

Question

Your college campus is broken into five sections (Main Campus, North Campus, East Campus, West Campus, and South Campus). The board of trustees has recently approved the installation of 70 emergency blue lights. The lights will be apportioned based the area of each section (i.e. the larger the section, the more lights). The table below gives the area, in acres, of each section of campus. 
-Based on the scenario above , which apportionment results in a violation of the Quota Rule?
A) Main Campus: 17 ; North Campus: 22; East Campus: 12; West Campus: 13 ; South Campus: 6 
B) Main Campus: 18 ; North Campus: 21 ; East Campus: 12; West Campus: 14 ; South Campus: 5 
C) Main Campus: 16; North Campus: 22; East Campus: 13; West Campus: 14; South Campus: 5 
D) Main Campus: 18 ; North Campus: 23; East Campus: 13; West Campus: 12; South Campus: 4 
E) All of the above.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Without specific data on the total number of seats available, the population of each campus, or the method of apportionment used, it's impossible to determine which, if any, of these apportionment results violates the Quota Rule. The Quota Rule requires that each group (in this case, campus) receives a number of seats that is within one whole number of its exact quota, which is determined by its proportion of the total population. Without this information, we cannot accurately assess compliance with the Quota Rule.

Your College Campus Is Broken into Five Sections (Main Campus