A hospital has 199 nurses to be apportioned among four​ shifts: Shifts​ A, B,​ C, and D. The hospital decides to apportion the nurses based on the average number of room calls reported during each shift. Room calls are shown in the table below. Use the table to determine each​ shift's apportionment using​ Jefferson's method.  Shift A B C D Total Room calls 856 995 518 218 2587   Determine each​ shift's apportionment using​ Jefferson's method.​ (Note: Divisors do not have to be whole​ numbers.)

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A hospital has 199 nurses to be apportioned among four​ shifts: Shifts​ A, B,​ C, and D. The hospital decides to apportion the nurses based on the average number of room calls reported during each shift. Room calls are shown in the table below. Use the table to determine each​ shift's apportionment using​ Jefferson's method. 

Shift
A
B
C
D
Total
Room calls
856
995
518
218
2587

 

Determine each​ shift's apportionment using​ Jefferson's method.​ (Note: Divisors do not have to be whole​ numbers.)

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