document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148513>Question 148513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Problem:  An administrator of a popular web site is told that a new seerver can handle 41,000 \"hits\" 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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #108860 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=108860\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One machine can handle 41000 hits. The expected number of hits at the site 24 months from now is today's hit rate + 2800*24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set up a ratio as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then solve for x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you can't buy 0.2 of a machine, you'll need 5 machines to handle the load. They don't say how many machines the company currently has now, but if they are handling 105000 successfully they must have at least 3 machines now. So they 'may' need to buy 2 more.  </SPAN>\n" );
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