SOLUTION: To meet the productivity goal, you must answer 75 phone calls over the course of 8 hours. You have answered 30 phone calls in 4 hours. On average, how many phone calls will you nee

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Question 1008181: To meet the productivity goal, you must answer 75 phone calls over the course of 8 hours. You have answered 30 phone calls in 4 hours. On average, how many phone calls will you need to answer each hour for the next 4 hours to meet the productivity goal?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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To meet the productivity goal, you must answer 75 phone calls over the course of 8 hours.
You have answered 30 phone calls in 4 hours.
On average, how many phone calls will you need to answer each hour for the next 4 hours to meet the productivity goal?
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That mean that you have to answer; 75-30 = 35 calls in the remaining 4 hrs
35%2F4 = 8.75; you must answer 9 calls per hr to meet the goal