Table 11.9 contains a list of the five U.S. states ranked sixth through tenth in the number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives, along with the population of that state in 2021. Use the information in the table to answer the questions.

1. What is the ratio of State Population to Representative Seats for each state to the nearest hundred thousand?
2. What is the ratio of Representative Seats to State Population for each state rounded to seven decimal places?
3. What is the ratio of Representative Seats to State Population for each state rounded to six decimal places?
4. Does there appear to be a constant ratio? Are the results similar to the top five states?

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State (IL) Illinois Representative Seats State Population 18 12,804,100 (OH) Ohio 16 11,714,600