AQA Further Paper 3 Discrete 2024 June — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 3 Discrete (Further Paper 3 Discrete)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicRoute Inspection

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A company delivers parcels to houses in a village, using a van. The network below shows the roads in the village. Each node represents a road junction and the weight of each arc represents the length, in miles, of the road between the junctions.
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