If you could force people to stand and sit on a subway car when you decided they should, what algorithm would enable everyone to optimize the amount of time they get to sit down on a subway car? I guess…by ensuring everyone gets an equal percentage of time sitting based on their total ride time. Any thoughts on what the algorithm would be?
How to optimize subway seating
Posted by Shubha on December 17, 2012
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