A business owner wants to sell home-cooked food to the households of a certain city. The delivery will be done using her own car. due to the traffic rule for vehicles moving for commercial purposes and her desired delivery time, her maximum distance allowed is within 10 km. She cannot do this from just one central location hence will have to open several locations within the city. In addition, she also plans to open locations on crowded areas 5 and 8. The distance matrix of the potential locations is provided below. dij 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 0 14 13 10 11 15 12 19 13 5 2 14 0 16 12 18 12 19 10 10 13 3 13 Blank 1 Add your answer 16 0 18 7 14 7 Blank 2 Add your answer 3 5 15 4 10 12 18 0 12 17 14 9 14 21 5 11 18 7 12 0 10 14 7 3 30 6 15 12 14 17 10 0 17 14 10 6 7 12 19 7 14 14 17 0 5 How many centers are to be operated and in which locations? Blank 1 Where are those centers located? Blank 2 7 17 8 19 10 3 9 7 14 5 0 3 22 9 13 10 5 14 3 10 7 3 0 23 10 5 13 15 21 30 6 7220 17 22 Format: Should there be multiple answers for the 2nd question, encode it in this format, e.g. 1,2,3,4,5 (with comma separator and no space in between) 23

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A business owner wants to sell home-cooked food to the households of a certain city. The delivery will
be done using her own car. due to the traffic rule for vehicles moving for commercial purposes and her
desired delivery time, her maximum distance allowed is within 10 km. She cannot do this from just one
central location hence will have to open several locations within the city. In addition, she also plans to
open locations on crowded areas 5 and 8. The distance matrix of the potential locations is provided
below.
dij
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879
6
9
10
1
0
14
13
10
11
15
12
19
13
5
2
Blank 2
40620
14
16
12
18
12
19
10
10
13
Blank 1 Add your answer
33609
13
Add your answer
16
18
7
14
7
3
5
15
4
10
12
18
0
12
17
14
9
14
21
5
11
18
7
12
0
10
14
7
3
30
6
15
12
14
17
10
0
17
14
10
6
7
CATHEROSTA
12
19
7
14
14
17
0
5
How many centers are to be operated and in which locations? Blank 1
Where are those centers located? Blank 2
7
17
8
GamaNGSOMN
19
10
14
22
13
10
Smarmom
14
10
23
Format: Should there be multiple answers for the 2nd question, encode it in this format, e.g. 1,2,3,4,5 (with comma separator
and no space in between)
10
5
13
15
21
30
6
17
22
23
0
Transcribed Image Text:A business owner wants to sell home-cooked food to the households of a certain city. The delivery will be done using her own car. due to the traffic rule for vehicles moving for commercial purposes and her desired delivery time, her maximum distance allowed is within 10 km. She cannot do this from just one central location hence will have to open several locations within the city. In addition, she also plans to open locations on crowded areas 5 and 8. The distance matrix of the potential locations is provided below. dij 12345 879 6 9 10 1 0 14 13 10 11 15 12 19 13 5 2 Blank 2 40620 14 16 12 18 12 19 10 10 13 Blank 1 Add your answer 33609 13 Add your answer 16 18 7 14 7 3 5 15 4 10 12 18 0 12 17 14 9 14 21 5 11 18 7 12 0 10 14 7 3 30 6 15 12 14 17 10 0 17 14 10 6 7 CATHEROSTA 12 19 7 14 14 17 0 5 How many centers are to be operated and in which locations? Blank 1 Where are those centers located? Blank 2 7 17 8 GamaNGSOMN 19 10 14 22 13 10 Smarmom 14 10 23 Format: Should there be multiple answers for the 2nd question, encode it in this format, e.g. 1,2,3,4,5 (with comma separator and no space in between) 10 5 13 15 21 30 6 17 22 23 0
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