If the standard quota for how many new schools will open in the 5 boroughs are: Bronx: 20.73 Brooklyn: 10.12 Queens: 35.46 Manhattan 25.16 Staten Island 5.44 Use Jefferson's plan to apportion the Bronx quota.
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First, we need to understand what Jefferson's plan is. Jefferson's plan is a method of apportionment in which each group is first assigned a standard quota and then each group's quota is rounded down to the nearest whole number. Show more…
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