Tolls

[empip]

Queued vehicles take an average 6 secs to pay toll, then a mean of 20 secs to clear bridge... No waiting, just pay and go.

How long will it take for 100 queued vehicles to cross?

Show a formula for total time in minutes using 'n' for number of vehicles one '+' sign one divide '÷' sign and a pair of brackets "( )"

 

[tim west]

total time=(n number of vehicles + lorries blocking the way divided by people who havnt got the right change)

 

[solo]

I thought Tolls lived under a bridge and ate billy goats.

 

[robertito]

620sec ?

 

[joe-90]

I thought Tolls lived under a bridge and ate billy goats.

Nah, they are 'trolls' and they don't live under bridges anymore they live in Internet forums. We've got one in this very forum ya know.

 

[tim west]

I thought Tolls lived under a bridge and ate billy goats.

Doesnt he run Microsoft?

 

[solo]

It's o.k. joe, I don't think anyone holds it against you.


Billy Goats, head of microsoft

 

[blondini]

Total time in seconds = (n x 6 + 20) ÷ the number of people who don't have the right change, which is zero as they all go through with no waiting.

 

[Ocam]

n(6+20) ÷ 60

 

[tim west]

Uhh this thread has taken it's toll on me

 

[Softus]

total = ( ( 100 * 6 ÷ number_of_parallel_toll_booths ) + 20 - 6 ) / 60

 

[Trazor]

Time in minutes = ( 6N + 20 )÷ 60

 

[empip]

( 6n + 20 ) ÷ 60 mins

Av time each 6.2 secs.... Good rate at 50p per vehicle.

Average limited to 6secs + ( 20 ÷ n )

 

[Trazor]

Av time each 6.2 secs....

Average time each car 26 seconds.

Average mean time 6.2 seconds.