Four cars need to travel from Akala (A) to Bakala (B). Two routes are available, one via Mamur (M) and the other via Nanur (N). The roads from A to M, and from N to B, are both short and narrow. In each case, one car takes 6 minutes to cover the distance, and each additional car increases the travel time per car by 3 minutes because of congestion. (For example, if only two cars drive from A to M, each car takes 9 minutes.) On the road from A to N, one car takes 20 minutes, and each additional car increases the travel time per car by 1 minute. On the road from M to B, one car takes 20 minutes, and each additional car increases the travel time per car by 0.9 minute.
The police department orders each car to take a particular route in such a manner that it is not possible for any car to reduce its travel time by not following the order, while the other cars are following the order.
How many cars would be asked to take the route A-N-B, that is Akala-Nanur-Bakala route, by the police department?
Correct Answer: 2
Since there are two routes i.e A-M-B and A-N-B and four cars, then 2 cars must be allowed to take each route. In case if one car tried to break rule, then its travel time will increase. Now assume that on route A-M-B three cars are allowed and on route A-N-B one car is allowed, then one car running on A-M-B can break the rule and reduce its travel time. Hence, two cars must be allowed on each route.
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