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Problem: An administrator of a popular web site is told that a new server 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.
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\n" ); document.write( "The function is linear, not proportional.
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\n" ); document.write( "slope = 2800 hit/month
\n" ); document.write( "Intercept = 105,000
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\n" ); document.write( "N(x) = 2800x + 105000
\n" ); document.write( "N(24) = 2800*24 + 105000
\n" ); document.write( "N(24) = 67200 + 105000
\n" ); document.write( "N(24) = 172200 bits/second
\n" ); document.write( "172200/41000 = 4.2 ; rounding up gives 5
\n" ); document.write( "(5 is the # of servers he will need in 24 months)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "
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