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Elevator traffic

Building type dictates the peak traffic periods for elevator use. Regardless, the minimum number of elevators is determined by counting the volume of people during a peak period interval of _____ minutes and dividing this by the ______-minute handling capacity (based on car size and round-trip time) of an elevator.

Answer5 (five).

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