The following table shows the number of fifth and sixth gradeteachers in a school district and the number of students in each ofthose grades. The number of teachers for each of the grade levelswas determined by using the Huntington-Hill apportionment method.The district has decided to hire a new teacher for either the fifthor sixth grade.
| Number of
teachers | Number of
students |
|---|
| Fifth grade | 19 | 607 |
|---|
| Sixth grade | 23 | 739 |
|---|
(a) Use the apportionment principle to determine to which gradethe new teacher should be assigned. Â
(b) Use the Huntington-Hill apportionment principle to determine towhich grade the new teacher should be assigned.
How does this result compare with the result in part (a)?
same result or different result
