A school district receives a grant to purchase 64 new computers to be apportioned among the 6 schools in the district based on the student population of each school.
School A B C D E F
Population 314 211 197 243 279 325
Find the standard quota for school A. (Round to two decimal places)
A. 14.8
B. 16.84
C. 12.81
D. 16.15
Would the answer be C?
Quota = 314/(314+211+197+243+279+325) = 12.81.
Correction:314/(314+211+197+2243+279+325) = 0.20
Quota = 0.20 * 64 = 12.81.
To find the standard quota for school A, we need to divide the number of computers (64) by the total student population of all six schools.
The total student population is calculated by adding up the number of students in each school:
Total student population = 314 + 211 + 197 + 243 + 279 + 325 = 1569
Now we can calculate the standard quota for school A:
Standard quota for school A = (Number of computers / Total student population) * Student population of school A
Standard quota for school A = (64 / 1569) * 314
Calculating this expression, we get:
Standard quota for school A ≈ 12.813
Rounding this number to two decimal places, we get 12.81.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.