Introduction to Management Science 12th Edition by Bernard Taylor

Exercise 16

Frieda Millstone and her family live in Roanoke, Virginia, and they are planning an auto vacation across Virginia, their ultimate destination being Washington, DC. The family has developed the following network of possible routes and cities to visit on their trip:

The time, in hours, between cities (which is affected by the type of road and the number of intermediate towns) is shown along each branch. Determine the shortest route that the Millstone family can travel from Roanoke to Washington, DC.