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b. A larger and more modern post office is to be constructed at a new location in Sally Spring Georgia. Growing suburbs caused a shift in the population density from where it was 30 years ago when the current facility was built. Andy Browne, the postmaster asked his assistants to draw a grid map of the seven points where mail is picked up and delivered in bulk. The coordinates and trips per day to and from the seven mail source points and the current main post office are shown in the table below. ail Source Point Round Trips per day 6 3 3 3 2 7 X coordinate 2 6 8 13 25 15 6 Y coordinate 8 1 5 3 10 14

b. A larger and more modern post office is to be constructed at a new location in Sally Spring Georgia. Growing suburbs caused a shift in the population density from where it was 30 years ago when the current facility was built. Andy Browne, the postmaster asked his assistants to draw a grid map of the seven points where mail is picked up and delivered in bulk. The coordinates and trips per day to and from the seven mail source points and the current main post office are shown in the table below. ail Source Point Round Trips per day 6 3 3 3 2 7 X coordinate 2 6 8 13 25 15 6 Y coordinate 8 1 5 3 10 14

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b. A larger and more modern post office is to be constructed at a new location in Sally Spring Georgia. Growing suburbs caused a shift in the population density from where it was 30 years ago when the current facility was built. Andy Browne, the postmaster asked his assistants to draw a grid map of the seven points where mail is picked up and delivered in bulk. The coordinates and trips per day to and from the seven mail source points and the current main post office are shown in the table below. Mail Source Point Round Trips per day 123456 6 3 3 3 2 7 X coordinate 2 6 8 35 THE 13 15 6 Y coordinate 8 1 5 3 10 14
Transcribed Image Text:b. A larger and more modern post office is to be constructed at a new location in Sally Spring Georgia. Growing suburbs caused a shift in the population density from where it was 30 years ago when the current facility was built. Andy Browne, the postmaster asked his assistants to draw a grid map of the seven points where mail is picked up and delivered in bulk. The coordinates and trips per day to and from the seven mail source points and the current main post office are shown in the table below. Mail Source Point Round Trips per day 123456 6 3 3 3 2 7 X coordinate 2 6 8 35 THE 13 15 6 Y coordinate 8 1 5 3 10 14
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  1. A larger and more modern post office is to be constructed at a new location in Sally Spring Georgia. Growing suburbs caused a shift in the population density from where it was 30 years ago when the current facility was built.  Andy Browne, the postmaster, asked his assistants to draw a grid map of the seven points where mail is picked up and delivered in bulk.  The coordinates and trips per day to and from the seven mail source points and the current main post office are shown in the table below.

Mail Source Point

Round Trips per day

X coordinate

Y coordinate

1

6

2

8

2

3

6

1

3

3

8

5

4

3

13

3

5

2

15

10

6

7

6

14

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Calculate the center of gravity as a possible location for the new facility. 

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