A student measured the traffic volume of a rural primary road for five hours on a Wednesday for a project. The data is summarized below: Time Volume 7:00 – 8:00 AM 200 8:00 – 9:00 AM 325 9:00 – 10:00 AM 410 10:00 – 11:00 AM 503 11:00 – 12:00 AM 385 a) Determine the 24-hour volume for that day. Unit: veh. /day b) Determine the average daily traffic for the week unit: veh. /day
A student measured the traffic volume of a rural primary road for five hours on a Wednesday for a project. The data is summarized below: Time Volume 7:00 – 8:00 AM 200 8:00 – 9:00 AM 325 9:00 – 10:00 AM 410 10:00 – 11:00 AM 503 11:00 – 12:00 AM 385 a) Determine the 24-hour volume for that day. Unit: veh. /day b) Determine the average daily traffic for the week unit: veh. /day
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2.) Daily Traffic Expansion Factors
A student measured the traffic volume of a rural primary road for five hours on a Wednesday for a project. The data is summarized below:
Time |
Volume |
7:00 – 8:00 AM |
200 |
8:00 – 9:00 AM |
325 |
9:00 – 10:00 AM |
410 |
10:00 – 11:00 AM |
503 |
11:00 – 12:00 AM |
385 |
a) Determine the 24-hour volume for that day. Unit: veh. /day
b) Determine the average daily traffic for the week unit: veh. /day
Listed/Shown in the images are the expansion factors given.
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