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Question -1

In recent years traffic congestion has become increasingly severe at the intersection of two
busy roads, Province Highway and Central Highway. This intersection lies between Weston and
Eastburg on Province Highway and between South City and Northville on Central Highway. A
stoplight at the intersection controls traffic flow. The stoplight's signals operate on a repeated
cycle with fixed timing, always directing traffic to flow according to the following order (there
are brief gaps in time between each of the following to ensure that traffic has cleared the
intersection):

1. First, all and only the traffic traveling straight along Province Highway, from both directions
2. Second, all and only the traffic turning left off of Province Highway, from both directions
3. Third, all and only the traffic traveling straight along Central Highway, from both directions
4. Fourth, all and only the traffic turning left off of Central Highway, from both directions

5. Fifth, all and only the traffic turning right off of either highway, in all directions

Highway planners intend to change the timing of the signals for weekdays so that the length of
each signal during the cycle is proportional to the number of vehicles passing through the
intersection on a typical weekday morning in the directions controlled by that signal.

The table below shows how long the stoplight's signals currently allow traffic flowing along
either road to proceed straight along, turn left off of, and turn right off of, the road at the
intersection during any one cycle. The gaps in time between each step in the pattern are not
included in the times given below.

\The diagram below shows the numbers of vehicles traveling in various directions through the
intersection on a typical weekday morning. White arrows indicate the directions of traffic flow
through the intersection on a typical weekday morning. Black arrows next to the names of
towns indicate the direction from the intersection to the towns named. The number of vehicles
traveling from a given direction to the intersection is represented by a gray bar, which splits to
show how many vehicles turn left, turn right, or continue straight at the intersection.
For each of the following quantities, select Yes if it can be deduced from the
information provided. Otherwise, select No.
Yes No

The number of vehicles passing straight through the intersection on Central


Highway on a typical weekday morning

The current duration in seconds, including gaps, of one full cycle on the stoplight's
signals

The percent of the vehicles passing through the intersection on a typical weekday
morning that turn left off of Province Highway, from both directions
a) The number of vehicles passing straight through the intersection on Central Highway on a
typical weekday morning
Can be calculated from (III)
(b) The current duration in seconds, including gaps, of one full cycle on the stoplight's signals
(II) clearly states that the timings do not include the gaps. So, the total time including gaps
CANNOT be measured.
(c) The percent of the vehicles passing through the intersection on a typical weekday morning
that turn left off of Province Highway, from both directions
We can calculate the total vehicles and also the vehicles that turn left off of P HW from (III)

answer Yes, No, Yes

For each of the following numbers, select Yes if it is the number of vehicles passing
through the intersection from one specific direction during the current 40-second
signals on a typical weekday morning, according to the information provided.
Otherwise, select No.
Yes No

1,000

2,000

3,000

From, (II) we get the 40 seconds signal is for RIGHT turn from both highways, and from (III)
we get the numbers turning right as below
North to west: 1000
West to South: 2000
South to East: 2000
East to North: 1250
1,000 => Yes
2,000 => Yes
3,000 => No
From (II), we get 20 seconds signal is for left turn on P HW.
Now we are concerned with traffic from Weston.
Total vehicles from Weston = 2200(left turn) + 5000(straight) + 2000(Right turn) = 9200
So % that take a left turn = 2200/9200 = 11/46

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