The Times-Picayune Is Searching for an Ideal Spotting Station for the Morning

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Essay

The Times-Picayune is searching for an ideal spotting station for the morning paper. Neighborhoods, their location on an XY grid of the city, and morning volume are shown in the table. What is the location that will minimize the transportation costs for the newspaper?
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline { \text { Customer } } & \text { Annual Volume } & \text { X-Coordinate } & \text { Y-Coordinate } \\\hline \text { Florida } & 7 & 3 & 7 \\\hline \text { Desire } & 39 & 7 & 5 \\\hline \text { Lafitte } & 245 & 1 & 3 \\\hline \text { Iberville } & 116 & 2 & 5 \\\hline \text { Guste } & 55 & 1 & 6 \\\hline \text { CJ Peete } & 284 & 1 & 4 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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