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Team currently has 172 stars.

We need 560 to achieve a team goal. I am in NZ it is now 10th July, we work mon - fri only. How many stars on average do we need on average with the working days remaining to accomplish the team reward.

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Questioner:   Tim
Country:  New Zealand
Category:  Calculus
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Subject:  math - please help
Question:  Team currently has 172 stars.

We need 560 to achieve a team goal. I am in NZ it is now 10th July, we work mon - fri only. How many stars on average do we need on average with the working days remaining to accomplish the team reward
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-- Look up the calendar and determine the number of work days left.
-- Subtract 172 from 560.
-- Divide that by the number of work days.
-- Divide by the size of your team.

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All topics in first-year calculus including infinite series, max-min and related rate problems. Also trigonometry and complex numbers, theory of equations, exponential and logarithmic functions. I can also try (but not guarantee) to answer questions on Analysis -- sequences, limits, continuity.

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