Question

The city of Green? Valley, Arizona, is trying to determine where to locate a new fire station. The fire station is expected to serve four neighborhoods.

the locations and number of homes in the neighborhoods.

Neighborhood

X coordinate

Y coordinate

Number of homes

Birchwood

55

44

163163

Cactus Circle

77

11

4545

De La Urraca

22

22

205205

Kingston

3.53.5

1.51.5

3030

a. The X* coordinate of the weighted center of gravity for the new fire station is...... ?(Enter your response rounded to two decimal? places.)

The Y* coordinate of the weighted center of gravity for the new fire station is.....?(Enter your response rounded to two decimal? places.)

b. What other factors might come into play when making the final? decision?

A. available space

B. distance from other fire stations

C. zoning considerations

D.All of the above

Answer 1

a) X-coordinate = 3.71

Y-coordiante = 2.6

b) D.All of the above