Mathematics with Applications In the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134767628
Author: Margaret L. Lial, Thomas W. Hungerford, John P. Holcomb, Bernadette Mullins
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14.1, Problem 39E
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Checkout Lines According to the article “How to Pick the Fastest Line at the Supermarket,” the amount of time (in seconds) you will be waiting in a checkout line has been approximated by Dan Meyer to be 41 seconds for each person in line ahead of you plus 3 seconds for each item ahead of you. (Data from: The New York Times, September 7,2016)
a. Find a formula
b. Find your waiting time in an express checkout line that has 5 people ahead of you, and each person has 10 items.
c. Find your waiting time in a regular checkout line that has only 2 people ahead of you, but each person has 40 items.
d. Is the express line in part (b) faster than the regular checkout line in part (c)?
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Mathematics with Applications In the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences (12th Edition)
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Checkout Lines According to...Ch. 14.1 - Prob. 40ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 41ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 42ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 43ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 44ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 45ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 46ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 47ECh. 14.1 - Prob. 48ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 1CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 2CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 3CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 4CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 5CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 6CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 7CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 8CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 9CPCh. 14.2 - Prob. 1ECh. 14.2 - For each of the given functions, find the...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 3ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 4ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 5ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 6ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 7ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 8ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 9ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 10ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 14ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 16ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 18ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 20ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 23ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 26ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 27ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 32ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 37ECh. 14.2 - Find fx,fy,fz, and fyz for the given functions. In...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 39ECh. 14.2 - Suppose z=f(x,y) describes the cost to build a...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 14.2 - 42. Business The revenue from the sale of x units...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 62ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 44ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 45ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 43ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 59ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 50ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 51ECh. 14.2 - Work the following applied problems. (See Example...Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 53ECh. 14.2 - Work the following marginal productivity problems....Ch. 14.2 - Prob. 55ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 56ECh. 14.2 - Prob. 58ECh. 14.2 - Work the following applied problems. 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Explain the difference between the two methods...Ch. 14.4 - Prob. 19ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 20ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 21ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 22ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 23ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 24ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 25ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 26ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 27ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 28ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 29ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 30ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 31ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 32ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 33ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 34ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 35ECh. 14.4 - Prob. 36ECh. 14 - Prob. 1RECh. 14 - Prob. 2RECh. 14 - Prob. 3RECh. 14 - Prob. 4RECh. 14 - Prob. 5RECh. 14 - Prob. 6RECh. 14 - Prob. 7RECh. 14 - Prob. 8RECh. 14 - Prob. 9RECh. 14 - Prob. 10RECh. 14 - Prob. 11RECh. 14 - Prob. 12RECh. 14 - Prob. 13RECh. 14 - Prob. 14RECh. 14 - Prob. 15RECh. 14 - Prob. 16RECh. 14 - Prob. 17RECh. 14 - Prob. 18RECh. 14 - Prob. 19RECh. 14 - Prob. 20RECh. 14 - Prob. 21RECh. 14 - Prob. 22RECh. 14 - Prob. 23RECh. 14 - Prob. 24RECh. 14 - Prob. 25RECh. 14 - Prob. 26RECh. 14 - Prob. 27RECh. 14 - Prob. 28RECh. 14 - Prob. 29RECh. 14 - Prob. 30RECh. 14 - Prob. 31RECh. 14 - Prob. 32RECh. 14 - Prob. 33RECh. 14 - Prob. 34RECh. 14 - Prob. 35RECh. 14 - Prob. 36RECh. 14 - Prob. 37RECh. 14 - Prob. 38RECh. 14 - Prob. 39RECh. 14 - Prob. 40RECh. 14 - Prob. 41RECh. 14 - Prob. 42RECh. 14 - Prob. 43RECh. 14 - Prob. 44RECh. 14 - Prob. 45RECh. 14 - Prob. 46RECh. 14 - Prob. 47RECh. 14 - Prob. 48RECh. 14 - Prob. 49RECh. 14 - Prob. 50RECh. 14 - 51. Find positive numbers x and y whose sum is 80...Ch. 14 - Prob. 52RECh. 14 - Prob. 53RECh. 14 - Prob. 54RECh. 14 - Prob. 1CECh. 14 - Prob. 2CE
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