Need help ASAP! A college offers tutoring in Math, English, Chemistry, and Biology. The number of students enrolled in each subject is listed below.

Question

If the college can only afford to hire 17 tutors, determine how many tutors should be assigned to each subject using Jefferson's method.

Math	345	Tutors to Assign
English	245
Chemistry	160
Biology	50

What modified divisor did you use?  

Answer 1

The total students needing tutoring is 800.

800/17 is the divisor.

345 ÷ (800/17) = 7 ( rounded)

245 ÷ (800/17) = 5 (rounded)

160 ÷ (800/17) = 3 (rounded)

50 ÷ (800/17) = 1 (rounded)

7+5+3+1 = 16

The last tutor of the 17 could be assigned in several ways.

1. As a floater, going to different groups as needed.

2. To the largest group.

3. To the group with the largest remainder (160).

4. Based on school prorities.

Since 800/17 is about 47, let's round this to 46.

Now, using this as our modified divisor,

345/46 = 8 rounded

245/46 = 5 rounded

160/46 = 3 rounded

50/46 = 1 rounded

Now all 17 tutors have been allocated.

I also tried several other nearby numbers, but this seemed to be the best.