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Florida has 27 representatives while Massachusetts has nine representatives. Why do states have different numbers of representatives?

User Zack Knopp
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Answer:

A state's population determines its number of representatives.

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This is the answer that I marked on the test and it was correct.

User Joe Block
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I think it depends on the size of the state. I live in washington and we only have 10, i think. :)
User Kardi Teknomo
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