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Given the following traffic flows, in hundreds of cars per hour, what is the max

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Question

Given the following traffic flows, in hundreds of cars per hour, what is the maximum traffic flow from Town 1 to Town 7?

From Town

To Town

Flow

1

1

2

4

2

1

3

7

3

1

5

9

4

2

1

0

5

2

4

3

6

2

5

5

7

3

1

1

8

3

5

3

9

3

6

4

10

4

2

3

11

4

5

1

12

4

7

0

13

5

1

1

14

5

2

0

15

5

3

3

16

5

4

0

17

5

6

5

18

5

7

1

19

6

3

1

20

6

5

6

21

6

7

3

22

7

4

5

23

7

5

2

24

7

6

0

Given the following traffic flows, in hundreds of cars per hour, what is the maximum traffic flow from Town 1 to Town 7?

From Town

To Town

Flow

1

1

2

4

2

1

3

7

3

1

5

9

4

2

1

0

5

2

4

3

6

2

5

5

7

3

1

1

8

3

5

3

9

3

6

4

10

4

2

3

11

4

5

1

12

4

7

0

13

5

1

1

14

5

2

0

15

5

3

3

16

5

4

0

17

5

6

5

18

5

7

1

19

6

3

1

20

6

5

6

21

6

7

3

22

7

4

5

23

7

5

2

24

7

6

0

Student Answer: max flow = 4 units max flow = 6 units max flow = 3 units max flow = 9 units

Explanation / Answer

There is no direct path from town 1 to town 7

Hence the maximum flow from town 1 to town 7 is along the path 1-3-5-7 and the maximum flow is 7+3+1= 11

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