The following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2014. Set up a system and then solve using technology. Airline United Continental American JetBlue Southwest Cost 14.9 14.6 11.9 12.4 Suppose that, on a 3,000 - mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 240 empty seats, costing them a total of $100,920. If United Continental had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these airlines carry on its flight? United Continental empty seats American empty seats Southwest empty seats

The following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2014. Set up a system and then solve using technology. Airline United Continental American JetBlue Southwest Cost 14.9 14.6 11.9 12.4 Suppose that, on a 3,000 - mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 240 empty seats, costing them a total of $100,920. If United Continental had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these airlines carry on its flight? United Continental empty seats American empty seats Southwest empty seats

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter6: Optimization Models With Integer Variables

Section: Chapter Questions

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