Excursions in Modern Mathematics
Excursions in Modern Mathematics
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134469096
Author: Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 3E

The Scotia Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit Service (SMARTS) operates six bus routes (A, B, C, D, E, and F) and 125 buses. The number of buses apportioned to each route is based on the number of passengers riding that route. Table 4-23 shows the daily average ridership on each route.

Table 4-23

Route A B C D E F
Ridership 45,300 31,070 20,490 14,160 10,260 8,720

a. Find the standard divisor.

b. Explain what the standard divisor represents in this problem.

c. Find the standard quotas (round your answers to three decimal places).

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