What assumption was used by the authors of the book when analyzing the traffic congestion problem in London?
A) They assumed that all cars are of the same make and model.
B) They assumed that traffic congestion is the same during daytime and during nighttime.
C) They assumed that every car has the same effect on the travel time of other cars.
D) They assumed that travel via public transportation is less costly that travel by car.

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The authors assumed that every car has the same effect on the travel time of other cars. This assumption is reflected in their use of mathematical modeling to analyze the traffic congestion problem, where they treated cars as interchangeable units with no variation in their impact on traffic flow.

What Assumption Was Used by the Authors of the Book