A City Is Reviewing the Location of Its Fire Stations

question 6

Essay

A city is reviewing the location of its fire stations.The city is made up of a number of districts,as illustrated below.A fire station can be placed in any district and is able to handle the fires for both its neighborhood and any adjacent neighborhood.The objective is to minimize the number of fire stations used.

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Definitions:

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