Does the thread starter wonder about what software tool (i.e. language) people would use, or does he wonder about what method people would use? As far as langua

Does the thread starter wonder about what software tool (i.e. language) people would use, or does he wonder about what method people would use? As far as language goes, the problem requires mathematics on a level so simple that practically any programming language is more than enough sufficient - the histographical method I'd use for solving this problem would be doable in BASIC on a VIC-20 or a TI-81 pocket calculator.