Math Assignment

Question

A college offers tutoring in Math, English, Chemistry, and Biology. The number of students enrolled in each subject is listed below. If the college can only afford to hire 18 tutors, determine how many tutors should be assigned to each subject using Hamilton's method.

Subject	Students Enrolled	Tutors to Assign
Math	365
English	235
Chemistry	130
Biology	85

Answer 1

Divisor: 815/18 = 45.2

Quotas: Because we can only use whole numbers, we will assign any additional tutors to the subjects with the highest decimal point.

Math: 365/45.2 = 8.1 We will would down to 8

English: 235/45.2 = 5.2 We will would down to 5

Chemistry: 130/45.2 = 2.9 We will would up to 3

Biology: 85/45.2 = 1.9 We will wound up to 2

This means that Math would get 8 tutors, English would get 5 tutors, Chemistry would get 3 tutors, and Biology would get 2 tutors.