Yan Xiao could tell that Lin Fangxin really wanted to compete in this contest.
As her friend,
he supported her.
Of course,
that was all he would do.
The group followed their team leader to the competition venue-an indoor basketball arena.
To be honest,
as the country that excelled most at basketball,
the United States really did keep its basketball facilities in excellent shape.
The basketball court was divided into three sections.
Each of the three teams from different countries had its own section.
Of course,
by the time the Chinese team arrived, the members of the United States and Eagland teams had long since arrived.
Once the Chinese team members were seated,
an instructor from the Peppercorn Institute of Technology announced the competition rules.
They had five hours
to choose and solve one of the five problems.
Only mathematical modeling was required,
with no need to produce a final program file.
Put that way,
it seemed simpler.
In reality,
it was actually very difficult.
That was because
mathematical modeling was the hardest part.
It required an approach,
and the reason modeling competitions usually allowed so much time
was that finding an approach was the hardest part.
Sometimes,
even a week might not be enough to come up with a suitable approach to a single problem.
Of course,
time-limited modeling competitions had their own appeal.
They tested the quick thinking needed when an emergency forced you to choose the fastest solution.
The instructor handed out the problems.
The first problem-
In the retail industry, the value of membership lies in continually generating steady sales and profits for retail operators...
Develop mathematical models to solve the following problems:
(1) Analyze the spending characteristics of this shopping center's members, compare the differences between members and nonmembers, and explain the value members bring