SOLUTION: . An administrator of a popular web site is told that a new server can handle 41,000 "hits" (users accessing the site) per second. The web site currently experiences a peak demand

Question 163941: . An administrator of a popular web site is told that a new server can handle 41,000 "hits" (users accessing the site) per second. The web site currently experiences a peak demand of about 105,000 hits per second; but every month, the peak demand increases by 2800 hits per second. Use a proportion equation to determine how many new servers the administrator should buy to address expected traffic for the next 24 months.

Answer by gonzo(654) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
assuming the new server is already taking care of the current demand, then 3 servers must already be in service with a capacity of 3 * 41000 = 123000 hits.
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if you are currently experiencing 105000 hits per second, then you have spare capacity of 123000 = 105000 = 18000 hits per second.
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your expected growth in the next 24 months is 24 * 2800 = 67200 hits per second.
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subtract your spare capacity from the expected growth and you have 67200 - 18000 = 49200 growth that you don't have capacity for.
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divide that growth by 41000 and you will need 1.2 additional servers.
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since you can't buy .2 of a server, you will need 2 additional servers.
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