Question

Table 15-3 Cuthbert 1Wylinghauser is a scheduler of transportation for the state of Delirium. This state contains three cities Chaos (C). Frenzy (C2), and Tremor (C3). A transition matrix indicating the probability that a resident in one city will travel to another, is given below. Cuthbert's job is to schedule the required number of seats, one to each person making the trip (transition), on a daily basis. CFT Transition matrix F 1 7 2 T 2 2 6 (0)[100, 100, 100 59) Using the data given in Table 15-3, how many seats should Cuthbert schedule for travel from Chaos to Tremor for tomorrow? A) 50 B) 70 C) 20 D) 60 E) None of the above Answer: E Diff: 2

Answer 1

Given that at initially there are 100 people in each city, 80% of people in Chaos travel within, 10% travel to Frenzy, 10% to Tremor, people travelling to Tremor from Chaos is 10% or 10 out of 100. Hence answer is 10. Hence none options exceptvE is correct. Person should schedule 10 seats.