APPORTIONMENT

METHODS
MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
Learning
Objectives

At the end of the lesson,

students is expected to:
1. explain the different
apportionment methods;
and
2. apply the different
apportionment methods
in solving problems.
 What is apportionment?

• Apportionment is the problem of dividing up a fixed number

of things or objects among groups of different sizes.
• Apportionment is a method of dividing a population into
several parts.
 What is apportionment?

• In politics, this takes the form of allocating a limited

number of representatives amongst voters. This problem,
presumably is older than the United States, but the best-
known ways to solve it have their origins in the problem of
assigning each state an appropriate number of
representatives. The apportionment problem does also
come up in a variety of non-political areas.
• Is used to determine how many people a member of the
house of representative will represent
Some Basic Terminologies
Standard Divisor – the ratio between the total population
and the total number to apportion
Standard Quota – the whole number part of the quotient of a
population divided by the standard divisor
Standard Quota Lower (or Lower Quota) – the standard
quota rounded down to a whole number
Standard Quota Upper (or Upper Quota) – the standard
quota rounded up to a whole number.
Standard Quota Round Off (Round Off Quota) – the
standard quota rounded off to a whole number.
Apportionment Rules
1. The thing being divided up can exist only
in whole numbers.
2. We must use all of the things being
divided up, and we cannot use any more.
3. Each group must get at least one of the
things being divided up.
4. The number of things assigned to each
group should be at least approximately
proportional to the population of the
group. (Exact proportionality isn’t possible
because of the whole number
requirement, but we should try to be
close. In any case, if Group A is larger
than Group B, then Group B shouldn’t get
more of the things than Group A does.)
History
The first census was to be taken in
1790, less than three years after the
ratification of the Constitution. Once the
numbers were in, the Congress had to
decide how to use the data to apportion
the Representatives. They also had to
decide how many Representatives the
House should have. In the spring of
1792, they passed a bill to apportion
the House, using a method proposed
by Alexander Hamilton and now known
as Hamilton’s method.
LIST OF
APPORTIONMENT
METHODS

1. Hamilton’s Method
(1852-1911)
2. Jefferson’s Method
(1791-1842)
3. Adam’s Method (1832)
4. Webster’s Method (1842)
5. Huntington-Hill Method
(1940-PRESENT)
Hamilton’s Method

Alexander Hamilton proposed the

method that now bears his name.
His method was approved by U.S.
Congress in 1791 but was vetoed
by President Washington. It was
later adopted in 1852 and used
through 1911. Hamilton’s method
provides a procedure to determine
how many representatives each
state should receive. Though it was
the first method to be proposed , it
wasn’t used by the US Congress
until 1850.
Hamilton’s Method Steps
1. Determine how many people each
representative should represent. Do
this by dividing the total population
of all the states by the total number
of representatives. The answer is
called the standard divisor or divisor

2. Divide each state’s population by

the divisor to determine how many
representatives it should have.
Record this answer to several decimal
places. This answer is called the
quota.
Hamilton’s Method Steps
Since we can only allocate whole
(number) representatives, Hamilton
resolves the whole number problem, as
follows:

3. Cut off all the decimal parts of all the

quotas (but don’t forget what the
decimals were). These are called the
lower quotas. Then we add the lower
quotas. This sum will always be less
than or equal to the total number of
representatives.
Hamilton’s Method Steps
4. Assuming that the total from Step 3
was less than the total number of
representatives, assign the remaining
representatives, assign the remaining
representatives, one each, to the
states whose decimal parts of the
quota were the largest, until the
desired total is reached.

Make sure that each state ends up with at

least one representative.
Example:
Consider a country with 4 states and 30 seats in Congress and
populations distributed in the table below. Find the number of
representatives per given state.

States Population
A 27500
B 38300
C 46500
D 76700
Total 189000
Step 1. Compute for the Standard divisor (SD).
𝑆𝐷 =

𝑆𝐷 = = 6300

Step 2. Compute the Standard Quota or Quota (SQ) per state.

𝑆𝑄 =

States Population SQ
A 27500
B 38300
C 46500
D 76700
Total 189000
Step 1. Compute for the Standard divisor (SD).
𝑆𝐷 =

𝑆𝐷 = = 6300

Step 2. Compute the Standard Quota or Quota (SQ) per state.

𝑆𝑄 =

States Population SQ
A 27500 4.3651
B 38300 6.0794
C 46500 7.3810
D 76700 12.1746
Total 189000
Step 3. Use the concept of Lower Quota (SQL).
SQL – round down all values in the Quota.

States Population SQ SQL

A 27500 4.3651
B 38300 6.0794
C 46500 7.3810
D 76700 12.1746
Total 189000
Step 3. Use the concept of Lower Quota (SQL).
SQL – round down all values in the Quota.

States Population SQ SQL

A 27500 4.3651 4
B 38300 6.0794 6
C 46500 7.3810 7
D 76700 12.1746 12
Total 189000
Step 3. Use the concept of Lower Quota (SQL).
SQL – round down all values in the Quota.

States Population SQ SQL

A 27500 4.3651 4
B 38300 6.0794 6
C 46500 7.3810 7
D 76700 12.1746 12
Total 189000 29
Step 4. If the total of the SQL is not the same with the total
number of population, choose the SQ with the highest
decimal and add 1 to its corresponding SQL. Do this
until the total of the SQL is the same with the total
population.
Number of
Representatives
States Population SQ SQL
by Hamilton
Plan
A 27500 4.3651 4 4
B 38300 6.0794 6 6
C 46500 7.3810 7 8
D 76700 12.1746 12 12
Total 189000 29 30
DECISION:
The number of representatives of States A, B, C, and D, are 4, 6,
8, and 12, respectively.
Let’s try this one!!!

A teacher wishes to distribute 10 unique pieces of souvenir

items among 4 students, based on how many pages of a
book they read last month. The table below lists the total
number of pages read by each student.

Child Pages
Alan 580 How many souvenir items will each
Antonio 230 get using Hamilton’s Plan?
Alex 180
Lucas 130
Answer:
Number of
Name Pages SQ SQL Souvenir
Items
Alan 580
Antonio 230
Alex 180
Lucas 130
Total 1,120
Answer:
Number of
Name Pages SQ SQL Souvenir
Items
Alan 580 5.1786 5 5
Antonio 230 2.0536 2 2
Alex 180 1.6071 1 2
Lucas 130 1.1607 1 1
Total 1,120 9 10
DECISION: Alan will get 5 souvenirs, Antonio 2 souvenirs, Alex 2
souvenirs, and Lucas 1 souvenir from their teacher.
Quota Rule

The quota rule says that the final number of representatives a state
gets should be within one of that state’s quota. Since we’re dealing
with whole numbers for our final answers, that means that each state
should either go up to the next whole number above its quota, or
down to the next whole number below its quota.
Jefferson’s Method

• Thomas Jefferson proposed a

new method of apportionment
after President Washington
vetoed Hamilton’s Method in
1791.
• Jefferson’s Method was used
in Congress from 1791 to
1842.
• This method tends to favor
larger states.
Jefferson’s Method Steps
1. Determine how many people each
representative should represent.
Do this by dividing the total
population of all the states by the
total number of representatives.
This answer is called the standard
divisor or divisor.
2. Divide each state’s population by
the divisor to determine how many
representatives it should have.
Record this answer to several
decimal places. This answer is
called the quota.
Jefferson’s Method Steps

3. Cut off all the decimal parts of all

the quotas (but don’t forget what
the decimals were). These are the
lower quotas or initial
apportionment. Add up these
whole numbers. This answer will
always be less than or equal to
the total number of
representatives.
Jefferson’s Method Steps

If the total number of representatives

from Step 3 was less than the given
total number of representatives,
reduce the divisor and recalculate
the quota and allocation. Continue
doing this until total in Step 3 is equal
to the total number of
representatives. The divisor we end
up using is called the modified
divisor or adjusted divisor.
 DLSMHSI is planning to conduct a region –
wide medical mission. Sixty-three doctors
pledged to be part of it. If the number of
Sample Problem doctors that will be assigned to each province
is based on their population, how many
doctors will be assigned to each province?

Provinces Population
(2015 data*)
Cavite 3,678,000
Batangas 2,694,000
Quezon 2,123,000
Rizal 2,884,000
Laguna 3,035,000
 Answer:
Number of
Population (2015 Doctors by
Provinces SQ SQL
data*) Jefferson’s
Plan
Cavite 3,678,000
Batangas 2,694,000
Quezon 2,123,000
Rizal 2,884,000
Laguna 3,035,000
Total 14,414,000

First step: Find the Second step: Divide each province’s

Standard Divisor. population to get the SQ using the
14,414,000 / 63 divisor. Just put up to 4 decimal places
= 228,793.6508 for the quota.
 Answer
Number of
Population (2015 Doctors by
Provinces SQ SQL
data*) Jefferson’s
Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.0756
Batangas 2,694,000 11.7748
Quezon 2,123,000 9.2791
Rizal 2,884,000 12.6052
Laguna 3,035,000 13.2652
Total 14,414,000

First step: Find the Second step: Divide each province’s

Standard Divisor. population to get the SQ using the
14,414,000 / 63 divisor. Just put up to 4 decimal places
= 228,793.6508 for the quota.
 Answer
Number of
Population (2015 Doctors by
Provinces SQ SQL
data*) Jefferson’s
Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.0756 16
Batangas 2,694,000 11.7748 11
Quezon 2,123,000 9.2791 9
Rizal 2,884,000 12.6052 12
Laguna 3,035,000 13.2652 13
Total 14,414,000

First step: Find the Second step: Divide each province’s

Standard Divisor. population to get the SQ using the
14,414,000 / 63 divisor. Just put up to 4 decimal places
= 228,793.6508 for the quota.
 Answer
Number of
Population (2015 Doctors by
Provinces SQ SQL
data*) Jefferson’s
Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.0756 16
Batangas 2,694,000 11.7748 11
Quezon 2,123,000 9.2791 9
Rizal 2,884,000 12.6052 12
Laguna 3,035,000 13.2652 13
Total 14,414,000 61

First step: Find the Second step: Divide each province’s Third step: Since we’re still
Standard Divisor. population to get the SQ using the short of 2 doctors, we need to
14,414,000 / 63 divisor. Just put up to 4 decimal places modify the divisor by reducing it
= 228,793.6508 for the quota. to yield higher quota.
 Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQL Doctors by
data*)
Jefferson’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000
Batangas 2,694,000
Quezon 2,123,000
Rizal 2,884,000
Laguna 3,035,000
Total 14,414,000

First step: Let’s go back to first step, Second step: Divide each
this time, we’re going to change our province’s population to get the
divisor quota using the MSD. Just put up
to 4 decimal places for the quota.
Initial SD = 228,793.6508
Note: Getting the MSD is by trial and error. The only clue is that the MSD must be
Modified Standard Divisor
lesser than the SD.
(MSD)= 220,793
 Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQL Doctors by
data*)
Jefferson’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.6581
Batangas 2,694,000 12.2015
Quezon 2,123,000 9.6153
Rizal 2,884,000 13.0620
Laguna 3,035,000 13.7459
Total 14,414,000

First step: Let’s go back to first step, Second step: Divide each Third step: Since we achieved 63,
this time, we’re going to change our province’s population to get the now we are set to use the modified
divisor quota using the MSD. Just put up divisor of 220,793 for this problem.
to 4 decimal places for the quota.
Initial SD = 228,793.6508
Note: Getting the MSD is by trial and error. The only clue is that the MSD must be
Modified Standard Divisor
lesser than the SD.
(MSD)= 220,793
 Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQL Doctors by
data*)
Jefferson’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.6581 16
Batangas 2,694,000 12.2015 12
Quezon 2,123,000 9.6153 9
Rizal 2,884,000 13.0620 13
Laguna 3,035,000 13.7459 13
Total 14,414,000 63

First step: Let’s go back to first step, Second step: Divide each Third step: Get the SQL.
this time, we’re going to change our province’s population to get the Since we achieved 63, now we are
divisor quota using the MSD. Just put up set to use the modified divisor of
to 4 decimal places for the quota. 220,793 for this problem.
Initial SD = 228,793.6508
Note: Getting the MSD is by trial and error. The only clue is that the MSD must be
Modified Standard Divisor
lesser than the SD.
(MSD)= 220,793
Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQL Doctors by
data*)
Jefferson’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.6581 16 16
Batangas 2,694,000 12.2015 12 12
Quezon 2,123,000 9.6153 9 9
Rizal 2,884,000 13.0620 13 13
Laguna 3,035,000 13.7459 13 13
Total 14,414,000 63 63

Decision:
The number of doctors to be assigned in Cavite, Batangas, Quezon,
Rizal, and Laguna are as follow: 16, 12, 9, 13, and 13 respectively.
Solve this using A college in DLSMHSI is procuring 30
microscopes for first years this school year
Jefferson’s 2024-2025. How many microscopes will be
Method distributed to each section?

Section No. of Students

1A 42
1B 51
1C 35
1D 23
1E 60
 Answer:

Number of
No. of SQ Microscopes
Section SQ SQL SQL
Students (with MSD of __) per Section by
Jefferson’s Plan
1A 42 5.9716 5
1B 51 7.2512 7
1C 35 4.9763 4
1D 23 3.2702 3
1E 60 8.5308 8
Total 211 27
 Answer:

Number of
SQ Microscopes
No. of
Section SQ SQL (with MSD of SQL per Section by
Students
6.5) Jefferson’s
Plan
1A 42 5.9716 5 6.4615 6 6
1B 51 7.2512 7 7.8462 7 7
1C 35 4.9763 4 5.3846 5 5
1D 23 3.2702 3 3.5385 3 3
1E 60 8.5308 8 9.2308 9 9
Total 211 27 30 30

DECISION: The number of microscopes for sections 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D

and 1E are 6, 7, 5, 3, and 9, respectively.
Adams’ Method
An apportionment method proposed by former U.S. President John
Quincy Adams.
A method similar to both Jefferson and Webster which uses modified
divisor.
The difference is the quota will be rounded up to the nearest whole
number instead of following the normal rule of rounding.
Since we’re rounding up quota, we can say that our total allocations
will yield larger number than the total number of representatives in
the given problem so the modified divisor must be greater than
standard divisor.
Adams’ Method Steps
1. Determine how many people each representative should represent.
Do this by dividing the total population of all the states by the total
number of representatives. This answer is called the standard
divisor.
2. Divide each state’s population by the divisor to determine how many
representatives it should have. Record this answer to several
decimal place. This answer is called quota.
3. Round up all the quotas to the nearest whole number. Add the values,
which can be called initial allocation or initial apportionment.
4. If the sum of initial allocations is larger than our given allocations
then modify the divisor by increasing our standard divisor. Repeat
step 2,3,4 until we can allocate all representatives properly.
 A group of chemist was able to create anti-hunger pills.
They plan to give all 1200 pills they created to 4
districts to alleviate hunger due to being quarantined
Sample Problem caused by the pandemic. If they will base the division
of their pills to the number of the population in each
district, how many pills will each district receive?

Districts Population

Malaya 55,000

Masaya 30,012

Makabangon 25,758

Makabayan 15,123
Answer:
Number of
Districts Population SQ SQU Pills per
District
Malaya 55,000
Masaya 30,012
Makabangon 25,758
Makabayan 15,123
Total 125,893

Standard Divisor = 125,893/ 1200

= 104.9108
Answer:
Number of
Districts Population SQ SQU Pills per
District
Malaya 55,000 524.2549
Masaya 30,012 286.0716
Makabangon 25,758 245.5229
Makabayan 15,123 144.1510
Total 125,893

Standard Divisor = 125,893/ 1200

= 104.9108
Answer:
Number of
Districts Population SQ SQU Pills per
District
Malaya 55,000 524.2549 525
Masaya 30,012 286.0716 287
Makabangon 25,758 245.5229 246
Makabayan 15,123 144.1510 145
Total 125,893

Standard Divisor = 125,893/ 1200

= 104.9108

Get the standard quota upper.

Answer:
Number of
Districts Population SQ SQU Pills per
District
Malaya 55,000 524.2549 525
Masaya 30,012 286.0716 287
Makabangon 25,758 245.5229 246
Makabayan 15,123 144.1510 145
Total 125,893 1203

Standard Divisor = 125,893/ 1200 Since our initial allocation is above our
= 104.9108 total number of pills then we need to
increase our standard divisor to yield
Get the standard quota upper. smaller quota. Thus, choosing an MSD
Then the sum of the SQU. which must be greater than the SD.
Answer:
Number of Pills
Districts Population SQ w/ MSD SQU per District by
Adam’s Method
Malaya 55,000 523.3111 524
Masaya 30,012 285.5566 286
Makabangon 25,758 245.0809 246
Makabayan 15,123 143.8915 144
Total 125,893 1200

1. Standard Divisor = 125,893/ 1200 3. Round up all quota.

= 104.9108 Then add.
Since we achieved the desired the total number of
Modified Standard Divisor = 105.10 pills, it means our modified divisor for this problem
2. Get the SQ with MSD. is correct.
Answer:
Number of Pills
Districts Population SQ w/ MSD SQU per District by
Adam’s Method
Malaya 55,000 523.3111 524 524
Masaya 30,012 285.5566 286 286
Makabangon 25,758 245.0809 246 246
Makabayan 15,123 143.8915 144 144
Total 125,893 1200

Decision:
The number of pills to be given to districts Malaya, Masaya,
Makabangon, and Makabayan are as follows: 524, 286, 246, and
144, respectively.
 A college in DLSMHSI is procuring 30
Solve this using microscopes for first years this school year
Adam’s Method 2024-2025. How many microscopes will be
distributed to each section?

Section No. of
Students

1A 42
1B 51
1C 35
1D 23
1E 60
Answer:
Number of
SQ
No. of Microscopes
Section SQ SQU (with MSD of SQU
Students per Section by
__)
Adam’s Plan
1A 42 5.9716 6
1B 51 7.2512 8
1C 35 4.9763 5
1D 23 3.2702 4
1E 60 8.5308 9
Total 211 32
 Answer:
Number of
SQ
No. of Microscopes
Section SQ SQU (with MSD of SQU
Students per Section by
7.5)
Adam’s Plan
1A 42 5.9716 6 5.6000 6 6
1B 51 7.2512 8 6.8000 7 7
1C 35 4.9763 5 4.6667 5 5
1D 23 3.2702 4 3.0667 4 4
1E 60 8.5308 9 8.0000 8 8
Total 211 32 30 30

DECISION: The number of microscopes for sections 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D

and 1E are 6, 7, 5, 4, and 8 respectively.
Webster’s Method
First proposed by Daniel Webster (1782-1852), a method very
similar to Jefferson’s Method and Adam’s Method.
The difference is that this method rounds the quota to the
nearest whole number rather than dropping it.
The Modified Standard Divisor (MSD) must be less than the
Standard Divisor (SD) when the total of the rounded sub-quotas
is less than the required number of representatives otherwise
the MSD must be greater than the SD.
 Webster’s Method Steps

Determine how many people each representative should represent. Do this by dividing
the total population of all the states by the total number of representatives. This answer
is called the Standard Divisor.

Divide each state’s population by the standard divisor to determine how many
representatives it should have. Record this answer to several decimal place. This
answer is called Standard Quota or Quota.

Round all the Quotas to the nearest whole number (but don’t forget what the decimals
were). Add the values, which can be called initial allocation or initial apportionment.

If the total from Step 3 is less than the total number of representatives, reduce the
standard divisor and recalculate the quota and allocation. If it is larger, then increase
the divisor and recalculate the quota and allocation. Continue doing this until we meet
the desired total number of allocation needed.
 DLSMHSI is planning to conduct a region –
wide medical mission. Sixty-three doctors
pledged to be part of it. If the number of
Sample Problem doctors that will be assigned to each province
is based on their population, how many
doctors will be assigned to each province?

Provinces Population
(2015 data*)
Cavite 3,678,000
Batangas 2,694,000
Quezon 2,123,000
Rizal 2,884,000
Laguna 3,035,000
Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQ (RO) Doctors by
data*)
Webster’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000
Batangas 2,694,000
Quezon 2,123,000
Rizal 2,884,000
Laguna 3,035,000
Total: 14,414,000

1. Find the standard divisor

14,414,000 / 63
= 228,793.6508
Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQ (RO) Doctors by
data*)
Webster’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.0756
Batangas 2,694,000 11.7748
Quezon 2,123,000 9.2791
Rizal 2,884,000 12.6052
Laguna 3,035,000 13.2652
Total: 14,414,000
1. Find the standard divisor
14,414,000 / 63
= 228,793.6508

2. Complete the SQ or Quota.

Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQ (RO) Doctors by
data*)
Webster’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.0756 16
Batangas 2,694,000 11.7748 12
Quezon 2,123,000 9.2791 9
Rizal 2,884,000 12.6052 13
Laguna 3,035,000 13.2652 13
Total: 14,414,000 63
1. Find the standard divisor 4. Since the sum of the SQ(RO) is the same as
14,414,000 / 63 the number of people to apportion, then we are
= 228,793.6508 done.

2. Complete the SQ or Quota.

3. Fill out SQ (RO). Then get the sum.
Answer:
Number of
Population (2015
Provinces SQ SQ (RO) Doctors by
data*)
Webster’s Plan
Cavite 3,678,000 16.0756 16 16
Batangas 2,694,000 11.7748 12 12
Quezon 2,123,000 9.2791 9 9
Rizal 2,884,000 12.6052 13 13
Laguna 3,035,000 13.2652 13 13
Total: 14,414,000 63

Decision:
The number of doctors to be assigned in Cavite, Batangas,
Quezon, Rizal, and Laguna are as follow: 16, 12, 9, 13, and 13,
respectively.
 A college in DLSMHSI is procuring 30
Solve this using microscopes for first years this school year
Webster’s Method 2024-2025. How many microscopes will be
distributed to each section?

Section No. of Students

1A 44
1B 45
1C 37
1D 30
1E 55
 Answer:
Number of
SQ
No. of Microscopes per
Section SQ SQ(RO) (with MSD = SQ (RO)
Students Section by Webster’s
__)
Plan
1A 44 6.2560 6
1B 45 6.3981 6
1C 37 5.2607 5
1D 30 4.2654 4
1E 55 7.8199 8
Total 211 29
 Answer:
Number of
SQ
No. of Microscopes per
Section SQ SQ(RO) (with MSD = SQ (RO)
Students Section by
6.8)
Webster’s Plan
1A 44 6.2560 6 6.4706 6 6
1B 45 6.3981 6 6.6176 7 7
1C 37 5.2607 5 5.4412 5 5
1D 30 4.2654 4 4.4118 4 4
1E 55 7.8199 8 8.0882 8 8
Total 211 29 30

DECISION: The number of microscopes for sections 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D

and 1E are 6, 7, 5, 4, and 8 respectively.
Huntington-Hill Method
It is credited to Edward Vermilye Huntington and Joseph Adna Hill.
A method very similar to Webster and Adams method used of
rounding numbers. But rounding off numbers depends on comparing
the quota and its geometric mean.
Historically in the U.S., President Franklin Roosevelt choose
Huntington-Hill method of apportionment in 1941 because it allot one
more seat for the Democrats which was Roosevelt’s party. This could
mean a chosen method might be politically motivated and not
necessarily adopted because it is mathematically proven to be the
best.
Huntington-Hill’s Method Steps
1. Calculate the standard quota.
2. Determine the geometric mean(rounded to two decimal places) of
each sub-group’s lower quota and upper quota.
a. If the standard quota is less than the geometric mean, round the
quota down.
b. If the standard quota is greater than or equal to the geometric
mean, round the quota up.
3. If the sum of rounded standard quotas equals the number of
representatives, you are done. Otherwise, choose a modified
standard divisor and calculate the modified quotas and rounded
modified quotas. Repeat process until the required number is
achieved.
 Sample Problem Barangays
Population (data
from 2015 census)
Fifty-five licensed health Zone 1 10,019
workers plan to render their
services for free here in the
barangays of the City of Zone 2 1,258
Dasmariñas during this
pandemic period. How many Zone 3 5,168
licensed health workers will
be assigned to each Zone 4 3,271
barangay?
 Answer
Number of Health
Workers by
Barangay Population Quota SQU SQL GM
Huntington-Hill
Plan
Zone 1 10,019 27.9491 28 27 27.4955 28
Zone 2 1,258 3.5093 4 3 3.4641 4
Zone 3 5,168 14.4167 15 14 14.4914 14
Zone 4 3,271 9.1248 10 9 9.4868 9
Total 19,716 55
Standard Divisor
= 358.4727 GM (Geometric Mean) = (𝑆𝑄𝑈)(𝑆𝑄𝐿)

Complete the SQ or Since our answer is equals to 55 therefore our work is

Quota done. If ever the answer isn’t equal to the required total
SQU (Standard Quota Upper) number of representatives, modify the divisor, and repeat
- values in the Quota round up the process until we achieved the desired number.

SQL (Standard Quota Lower) Note: In the Huntington-Hill Method (last column) if the
- values in the Quota round Quota > GM round up otherwise round down
down
Answer
Number of Health
Barangay Population Quota SQU SQL GM Workers by
Huntington-Hill Plan
Zone 1 10,019 27.9491 28 27 27.4955 28
Zone 2 1,258 3.5093 4 3 3.4641 4
Zone 3 5,168 14.4167 15 14 14.4914 14
Zone 4 3,271 9.1248 10 9 9.4868 9
Total 19,716 55

Decision:
The number of health workers to be assigned in Zone 1, Zone 2,
Zone 3, and Zone 4 are 28, 4, 14, and 9, respectively.
 PRACTICE PROBLEM:
Find the apportioned values using the five different
methods of apportionment
The national government procured a total of 1550 test kits for the
five regions in the country. If the distribution will be solely based
on the total number of PUIs and PUMs combined in the region.
How many test kits will each region receive? Assume that the
total population of the five regions is 560,506.
Regions PUIs and PUMs Population (by
percent)
A 10%
B 15%
C 20%
D 30%
E 25%
Video References:

1. Hamilton’s Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWfEqWLz9pc
2. Jefferson’s Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weGGVmy9yLc
3. Webster’s Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNybGTvz_hQ
4. Adams’ Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irHEV2TmUas
5. Huntington-Hill’s Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l74j-auLjZE