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#1 2010-01-13 02:34:10

cadjeff
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Registered: 2007-05-08
Posts: 26

how do you solve this excel problem???

Hello mathematicians,

Does anyone know how to solve a problem like this on excel?

There are six gambling departments, each is to be housed in one of six locations……P, A, M, C, F, T.
The distances between each house is as follows:

    P    A    M    C    F    T
P         10.6    7.1    8.6    9.4    8.1
A    10.6         7    2.4    1.9    2.6
M    7.1    7         4.3    4.3    5.3
C    8.6    2.4    4.3         6.7    2.5
F    9.4    1.9    4.3    6.7         2.1
T    8.1    2.6    5.3    2.5    2.1    


The volumes of paperwork flowing each week from each department to every other are as follows. The unit of measurement is the number of departmental vans the documents would fill.

    HORSES    DOGS    SLOT MAC    LOTTERY    CASINO    INT. BETT
HORSES         22    16    41    12    18
DOGS    3         8    7    1    5
SLOT MAC    4    7         5    5    20
LOTTERY    26    17    18         16    17
CASINO    18    15    21    8         15
INT. BETT    4    13    5    14    19    

Find where each department should be allocated whilst minimising cost (i.e. minimising distance)

Would really appreciate any help. Thanks!

J

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