The Chart Below Shows the Amount Spent by Three U

question 40

Short Answer

The chart below shows the amount spent by three U.S. airlines to fly one available seat one mile in the fourth quarter of 2000. $\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Airline } & \text { Continental } & \text { SkyWest } & \text { SouthWest } \\\hline \text { Cost } & 9.8 \text { cents } & 20.3 \text { cents } & 7.8 \text { cents } \\\hline\end{array}$ ?
Suppose that, on a 2000-mile Miami-Memphis flight, Continental, SkyWest, and SouthWest flew a total of 180 empty seats, costing them a total of $54,280. If SkyWest had twice as many empty seats as SouthWest, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight
Continental __________
SkyWest __________
SouthWest __________

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