A school district receives a grant to purchase 64 new computers to be apportioned among the 6 schools in the district based on the student population of each school.
School A B C D E F
Population 314 211 197 243 279 325
Find the standard quota for school A. (Round to two decimal places)
A. 14.8
B. 16.84
C. 12.81
D. 16.15
Would the answer be C?
2 answers
Quota = 314/(314+211+197+243+279+325) = 12.81.
Correction:314/(314+211+197+2243+279+325) = 0.20
Quota = 0.20 * 64 = 12.81.
Quota = 0.20 * 64 = 12.81.