Question

Use the table below to answer the following question(s).

Shirley Templeton is a real estate agent for Paralol Realty. Shirley is given the responsibility to manage potential customers for 5 of the Realty's bungalows. These 5 bungalows are situated in close proximity. In order to make traveling easier, Shirley decides to move to a location closer to the 5 bungalows. The table below gives the location (X and Y coordinates) of the 5 bungalows along with the number of trips she would have to make to each bungalow. Create a nonlinear model based on the data given in the table below noting that the objective is to reduce the weighted distance between Shirley's accommodation and the 5 bungalows.

Bungalow Location	​	​	​
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Data	​	​	​
Location	X-coordinate	Y-coordinate	Trips/Month
Bungalow 1	0	0	6
Bungalow 2	25	100	30
Bungalow 3	20	75	15
Bungalow 4	90	80	28
Bungalow 5	60	100	10

According to the model, what is the X-coordinate for the location of Shirley's new accommodation?

Answer 1