The incorporated town of Orange Grove consists of two subdivisions: The Oaks with 1,254 residents and The
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The incorporated town of Orange Grove consists of two subdivisions: The Oaks with 1,254 residents and The Villages with 10,746 residents. A council with 100 members supervises the municipality's operations. The council votes to annex an unincorporated subdivision called The Lakes with a population of 630 . They plan to increase the size of the council to maintain the ratio of seats to residents such that the new council will have 100 seats plus the number of seats given to The Lakes. Use each of the following apportionment methods and indicated number of additional seats to find the original and new apportionment and determine whether the new-state paradox occurs.
1. Jefferson's method with five additional seats.
2. Adams's method with six additional seats.
3. Webster's method with five additional seats
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