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What was the representation ratio set by the u.S. Constitution?

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One representative to 30,000 people

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of representatives is usually determined by the population of the area being represented which is usually a State. Each state has a right to at least one representative no matter the size of its population.

Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention set the representation ratio of a State at one representative for every 40,000 people. George Washington suggested the ratio was changed to one representative for every 30,000 people and it was followed till date.

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Answer:

One representative to every 30, 000

Step-by-step explanation:

Initially, representation ratio by delegates of 1787 constitution convention placed it one representative to every 40000 people, George Washington later suggested that representation ratio be adjusted to one representative to every 30000 people in the U.S.

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