Environmental Glass Products, Inc wants to build a new centralized facility to receive household, commercial, and industrial glass for recycling

This center will be supplied by trucks coming from four "collection points," where recyclable glass is dropped off by individuals and businesses. The volume and the map coordinates for the four collection centers are shown below. Where should the collection center be located?

Collection point Load (X,Y) Coordinates
A 9,000 (4,8 )
B 4,000 (7,2 )
C 2,000 (4,1 )
D 5,000 (7,3 )


The center should be built near coordinates (5.35, 4.85).

Collection Point Weight X coord Y coord
A 9,000 4 8
B 4,000 7 2
C 2,000 4 1
D 5,000 7 3
Sum 20,000 22 14
Average 5.5 3.5
Weighted Average 5.35 4.85

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