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Each month U-Haul trucks are driven among the cities of Atlanta, St. Louis, and
Chapter 6, Problem 3(choose chapter or problem)
Each month U-Haul trucks are driven among the cities of Atlanta, St. Louis, and Poughkeepsie. 1/2 of the trucks in Atlanta remain there, while the remaining trucks are split evenly between St. Louis and Poughkeepsie. 1/3 of the trucks in St. Louis stay there, 1/2 go to Atlanta, and the remaining 1/6 venture to Poughkeepsie. And 1/5 of the trucks in Poughkeepsie remain there, 1/5 go to St. Louis, and 3/5 go to Atlanta. Show that the distribution of U-Haul trucks approaches a steady state, and find it.
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QUESTION:
Each month U-Haul trucks are driven among the cities of Atlanta, St. Louis, and Poughkeepsie. 1/2 of the trucks in Atlanta remain there, while the remaining trucks are split evenly between St. Louis and Poughkeepsie. 1/3 of the trucks in St. Louis stay there, 1/2 go to Atlanta, and the remaining 1/6 venture to Poughkeepsie. And 1/5 of the trucks in Poughkeepsie remain there, 1/5 go to St. Louis, and 3/5 go to Atlanta. Show that the distribution of U-Haul trucks approaches a steady state, and find it.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 6
Let the trucks in Atlanta be denoted by , trucks in St. Louis be denoted by and in Poughkeepsie be denoted by.
Given of the trucks in Atlanta remain there, while the remaining trucks are split evenly between St. Louis and Poughkeepsie.
Therefore the number of trucks in Atlanta is equal to , number of trucks in St. Louis is equal to and the number of trucks in Poughkeepsie is equal to .