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How were the number of original representatives determined?

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The first apportionment, based on the 1790 census, resulted in 105 members. From 1800 through 1840, the number of representatives was determined by the ratio of the number of persons each was to represent ("fixed ratio"), although the way to handle fractional remainders changed

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