The Chart Below Shows the Amount Spent by Three U

question 27

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. $\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Airline } & \text { United } & \text { American } & \text { SouthWest } \\\hline \text { Cost } & 11.3 \text { cents } & 11.0 \text { cents } & 7.8 \text { cents } \\\hline\end{array}$ ?
Suppose that, on a 3000-mile New York-Los Angeles flight, United, American and SouthWest flew a total of 150 empty seats, costing them a total of $47,430. If United had three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight
United __________
American __________
SouthWest __________