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There have been 2 attempts on the northern route from Maine to Washington. Both of those riders made it 2,000 miles and quit in Montana. There have been 19 attempts on the central route from Virginia to California; 9 of those riders didn't make it out of Virginia and the other 10 made it all the way to the Pacific. There have been 32 attempts on the southern route from Florida to San Diego. One of those riders made it the whole way. Another realized he was out of shape, and quit before he even started. The other 30 riders quit somewhere in Texas. They were evenly distributed between 1 , 300 and 1 , 700 miles. For the northern route, the median distance covered will be the mean. For the central route, the median distance covered will be the mean. For the southern route, the median distance covered will likely be the mean
answer : Doug should choose the Central route
Explanation:
Number of Available routes = 3
Northern route ; Total distance covered = 2000 miles
Central route : Total distance between Virginia and California = 2818.5 miles
percentage of success = 10 / 19 * 100 = 52.63 %
Mean distance covered = 2818.5 * 52.63% = 1483.38 miles
southern route
Distance to be covered = 2,548 miles
number of attempts = 32
percentage of success = 1 = ( 1 / 32) * 100 = 3.12%
median distance covered by 30 riders = 1300 + ( 400 / 30 ) = 1313.33
Conclusion :
Doug should choose central route because it has the highest percentage of success and longest distance covered ( i.e. closest to 3000 miles ) and it is also coast to coast