RODRIGUEZ, Alleia Michelle D.

BSMT 1B-2

SAÑO, Girl Krisha Angela R. June 14, 2023

TULAYLAY, Gracie C. M5 Check-In Activity 1

Problem: Allocate 25 seats for five states whose populations are 12 576, 13 146, 14 105, 13 578,
and 12 986 respectively using:

1. The Hamilton Method

2. The Adams Method

3. The Huntington-Hill Method

A. THE HAMILTON METHOD

Step 1: Get the standard divisor.

(Standard divisor = total population ÷ number of allocated items)

Total population: 12 576 + 13 146 + 14 105 + 13 578 + 12 986 = 66 391

Number of allocated items: 25 seats

Standard divisor: 66 391 ÷ 25 = 2 655.64

Step 2: Obtain the standard quota for each state by dividing the standard divisor and the
population.

State 1: 12 576 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.74

State 2: 13 146 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.95

State 3: 14 105 ÷ 2 655.64 = 5.31

State 4: 13 578 ÷ 2 655.64 = 5.11

State 5: 12 986 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.89

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Step 3: Acquire the lower quota by getting only the whole number in the standard quota; compute
for the sum as well as the surplus seats.

Lower quota: 4 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 4 = 22 seats

Surplus seats: 25 seats - 22 seats = 3 surplus seats

Step 4: Allocate 1 surplus seat to each state which contains the largest or highest decimal points.

State 2: 0.95 – plus 1 surplus seat

State 5: 0.89 – plus 1 surplus seat

State 1: 0.74 – plus 1 surplus seat

Hamilton’s
State Population Standard Quota Lower Quota
Apportionment

State 1 12 576 4.74 4+1 5

State 2 13 146 4.95 4+1 5

State 3 14 105 5.31 5 5

State 4 13 578 5.11 5 5

State 5 12 986 4.89 4+1 5

Total 66 391 22 seats 25 seats

* The five states will be allocated five seats each, with the total number of 25 seats.

B. THE ADAMS METHOD

Step 1: Get the standard divisor.

(Standard divisor = total population ÷ number of allocated items)

Total population: 12 576 + 13 146 + 14 105 + 13 578 + 12 986 = 66 391

Number of allocated items: 25 seats

Standard divisor: 66 391 ÷ 25 = 2 655.64

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Step 2: Obtain the standard quota for each state by dividing the standard divisor and the
population.

State 1: 12 576 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.74

State 2: 13 146 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.95

State 3: 14 105 ÷ 2 655.64 = 5.31

State 4: 13 578 ÷ 2 655.64 = 5.11

State 5: 12 986 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.89

Step 3: Round up all the standard quota into a whole number regardless of their decimal points;
compute for the sum as well .

State Population Standard Quota First Allocation

State 1 12 576 4.74 5

State 2 13 146 4.95 5

State 3 14 105 5.31 6

State 4 13 578 5.11 6

State 5 12 986 4.89 5

Total 66 391 27 seats

Step 4: The first allocation is not acceptable because it has more number of seats than the given
amount. The standard divisor will then be modified through trial and error.

Modified standard divisor: 3 000

Step 5: Get the new modified quota by dividing the modified standard divisor and the population.

State 1: 12 576 ÷ 3 000 = 4.19

State 2: 13 146 ÷ 3 000 = 4.38

State 3: 14 105 ÷ 3 000 = 4.70

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 State 4: 13 578 ÷ 3 000 = 4.53

State 5: 12 986 ÷ 3 000 = 4.33

Step 6: Round up all the modified standard quota into a whole number regardless of their decimal
points.

Modified Standard Adam’s

State Population
Quota Apportionment

State 1 12 576 4.19 5

State 2 13 146 4.38 5

State 3 14 105 4.70 5

State 4 13 578 4.53 5

State 5 12 986 4.33 5

Total 66 391 25 seats

* The five states will be allocated five seats each, with the total number of 25 seats.

C. THE HUNTINGTON-HILL METHOD

Step 1: Get the standard divisor.

(Standard divisor = total population ÷ number of allocated items)

Total population: 12 576 + 13 146 + 14 105 + 13 578 + 12 986 = 66 391

Number of allocated items: 25 seats

Standard divisor: 66 391 ÷ 25 = 2 655.64

Step 2: Obtain the standard quota for each state by dividing the standard divisor and the
population.

State 1: 12 576 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.74

State 2: 13 146 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.95

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 State 3: 14 105 ÷ 2 655.64 = 5.31

State 4: 13 578 ÷ 2 655.64 = 5.11

State 5: 12 986 ÷ 2 655.64 = 4.89

Step 3: Acquire the lower quota by getting only the whole number in the standard quota and adding
1 to each of them to have the upper quota.

State 1: 4.74 – LQ = 4 & UQ = 5

State 2: 4.95 – LQ = 4 & UQ = 5

State 3: 5.31 – LQ = 5 & UQ = 6

State 4: 5.11 – LQ = 5 & UQ = 6

State 5: 4.89 – LQ = 4 & UQ = 5

Step 4: Find the geometric mean of each state by using the formula √n(n + 1), wherein n = lower
quota and n + 1 = upper quota.

State 1: √4(4 + 1) = 4.47

State 2: √4(4 + 1) = 4.47

State 3: √5(5 + 1) = 5.48

State 4: √5(5 + 1) = 5.48

State 5: √4(4 + 1) = 4.47

Step 5: Compare the standard quota and the geometric mean. Add 1 to the whole number if the
SQ is higher than the geometric mean; if not, the whole number stays as is.

Huntington-
Standard Geometric
State Population Lower Quota Hill
Quota Mean
Apportionment

State 1 12 576 4.74 4 4.47 5

State 2 13 146 4.95 4 4.47 5

State 3 14 105 5.31 5 5.48 5

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State 4 13 578 5.11 5 5.48 5

State 5 12 986 4.89 4 4.47 5

Total 66 391 22 25

* The five states will be allocated five seats each, with the total number of 25 seats.

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