Question 10
A shop sells three foods: ice cream, requiring 3 minutes to prepare; sandwiches, requiring 8 minutes; and pizza, requiring 12 minutes. Orders are numbered consecutively starting from 1. The figure illustrates the first order.
Label translations: order number, food item, preparation time.
The shop has three counters. Customers queue, and a staff member directs them in order to the counter with the shortest waiting time. If several counters tie, priority is $A\to B\to C$.
The following figure shows the orders received by the shop.
Which counter will serve for the longest total time?
Label translations: order number, food item, preparation time.
The shop has three counters. Customers queue, and a staff member directs them in order to the counter with the shortest waiting time. If several counters tie, priority is $A\to B\to C$.
The following figure shows the orders received by the shop.
Which counter will serve for the longest total time?