The accompanying figure shows the flow of traffic near a city's Civic Center during the rush hours on a typical weekday. Each road can handle a maximum of 1,000 cars/hour without causing congestion. The flow of traffic is controlled by traffic lights at each of the five intersections. Set up a system of linear equations describing the traffic flow and solve this system.

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The accompanying figure shows the flow of traffic near a city's Civic Center during the rush hours on a typical weekday. Each road can handle a maximum of 1,000 cars/hour without causing congestion. The flow of traffic is controlled by traffic lights at each of the five intersections.  Set up a system of linear equations describing the traffic flow and solve this system.

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The Answer of The accompanying figure shows the flow of traffic near a city's Civic Center during the rush hours on a typical weekday. Each road can handle a maximum of 1,000 cars/hour without causing congestion. The flow of traffic is controlled by traffic lights at each of the five intersections.  Set up a system of linear equations describing the traffic flow and solve this system.

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