A Transportation Problem Has 8 Origins and 6 Destinations

question 23

Multiple Choice

A transportation problem has 8 origins and 6 destinations.The optimal solution of this problem will fill no more than ________ cells with quantities to be shipped.

• A)2
• B)13
• C)14
• D)48
• E)Cannot be calculated without knowing the supply and demand totals.

Recognize sources of contamination in the operating room and measures to prevent it.

Know the steps of proper handwashing and the use of antimicrobial agents to reduce microorganism count on skin.

Apply the principles of effective surgical team management and communication.

Understand the process and significance of using safety checklists in the operating room.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A distribution for predicting the probability of a given number of events occurring over a fixed interval of time or space.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent values under a given set of parameters or assumptions.

Random Variable

A factor that acquires numerical values due to chance occurrences.