Question: Also if you could please explain answer. LOADING... Maplewood Hospital (A) City Center Donation Site (B) Westbrook Donation Site (C) Municipal Park Donation Site (D)

Also if you could please explain answer.Also if you could please explain answer.

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Maplewood Hospital (A)

City Center Donation Site (B)

Westbrook Donation Site (C)

Municipal Park Donation Site (D)

Valley Hills Donation Site (E)

Maplewood Hospital (A)

7.2

6.8

5.5

7.9

City Center Donation Site (B)

7.2

5.2

3.1

4.9

Westbrook Donation Site (C)

6.8

5.2

6.3

6.4

Municipal Park Donation Site (D)

5.5

3.1

6.3

5.7

Valley Hills Donation Site (E)

7.9

4.9

6.4

5.7

On a daily basis, the Vampire Van is dispatched from Maplewood Hospital to pickup blood and platelet donations made at its local donation centers. The distances in miles between all locations may be found in the table below. Click the icon to view mileage data for Vampire Van. a. The Vampire Van travels from the Hospital (A) to (B) to (C) to (D) to (E) and then returns to the Hospital (A). What is the total number of miles that the van must travel using this route? Route ABCDEA requires a total distance of 32.3 miles. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) b. Using Maplewood Hospital as the beginning location, create a route using the Nearest Neighbor heuristic. What is the total number of miles that the van must travel using this route? The new route is AD B E A and requires a total distance of 26.7 miles. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) c. Using Municipal Park (D) as the beginning location, create a route using the Nearest Neighbor heuristic. What is the total number of miles that the van must travel using this route? The route is D E B A C D and requires a total distance of 24.6 miles. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.) Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check

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