a. Using division operation, the standard divisor is 42,483.06.
b. The standard quota for Virginia is 14.85.
The standard divisor refers to the quotient of the total population divided by the number of seats or other distributable allocations.
Population:
Connecticut 236,841
New York 331,589
Delaware 55,540
North Carolina 353,523
Georgia 70,835
Pennsylvania 432,879
Kentucky 68,705
Rhode Island 68,446
Maryland 278,514
South Carolina 206,236
Massachusetts 475,327
Vermont 85,533
New Hampshire 141,822
Virginia 630,560
New Jersey 179,570
Total 3,615,920
a. Standard divisor = Total population / Number of seats
= 3,615,920 / 85
= 42,483.06 (rounded to two decimal places)
b. Standard quota for Virginia = Population of Virginia / Standard divisor
= 630,560 / 42,483.06
= 14.85 (rounded to two decimal places)
Thus, we conclude that the standard divisor is 42,483.06, while the standard quota for Virginia is 14.85.