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document.write( "3. 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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again, I am stumped on word problems.  I had 24 questions and the last three are word problems that totally gets me confused because I don't know where to begin and what information I need to get started.  Can someone please help me with this?  It would be greatly appreciated! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #125543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=125543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "[# of servers/hits per sec] = [# of servers/hits per sec]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/41000 = x/[105,000+24*2800]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = [105,000+24*2800]/41000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 172200/41000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4.2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rounding up they will need 5 servers to handle the peak demandin 24 mths.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many servers do they have NOW?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105000/41000 = 2.56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, they must have 3 servers NOW.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: they will need 2 new servers in 24 months.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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