document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173818>Question 173818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two towns A nd B are 3 miles apart. They want to build a new school to serve 200 students from A and 100 students from B. How far from A should the school be built if the toital distance traveled by all 300 students is the smallest possible? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The more students there are, the closer they should be to the school.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 200 from A should be (1/3) the distance to the school, or 1 mile.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 100 from B should be (2/3) the distance to the school, or 2 miles..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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