Super City Discount Department Store is open 24 hours a day.The number of cashiers need in each four hour period of a day is listed below. $\begin{array} { cc }
Period&\text{Cashiers Needed}\
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10 \text { p.m. to } 2 \text { a.m. } & 8 \ 2 \text { a.m. to } 6 \text { a.m. } & 4 \ 6 \text { a.m. to } 10 \mathrm { a } . \mathrm { m } & 7 \ 10 \mathrm { a } . \mathrm { m } . \text { to } 2 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . & 12 \ 2 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } \text { to } 6 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . & 10 \ 6 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . \text { to } 10 \mathrm { p.m } & 15 \end{array}$ If cashiers work for eight consecutive hours,how many should be scheduled to begin working in each period in order to minimize the number of cashiers needed?

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Super City Discount Department Store is open 24 hours a day.The number of cashiers need in each four hour period of a day is listed below. $\begin{array} { cc } 
Period&\text{Cashiers Needed}\
\hline
10 \text { p.m. to } 2 \text { a.m. } & 8 \ 2 \text { a.m. to } 6 \text { a.m. } & 4 \ 6 \text { a.m. to } 10 \mathrm { a } . \mathrm { m } & 7 \ 10 \mathrm { a } . \mathrm { m } . \text { to } 2 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . & 12 \ 2 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } \text { to } 6 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . & 10 \ 6 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . \text { to } 10 \mathrm { p.m } & 15 \end{array}$ If cashiers work for eight consecutive hours,how many should be scheduled to begin working in each period in order to minimize the number of cashiers needed?

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The Answer of Super City Discount Department Store is open 24 hours a day.The number of cashiers need in each four hour period of a day is listed below. $\begin{array} { cc } 
Period&\text{Cashiers Needed}\
\hline
10 \text { p.m. to } 2 \text { a.m. } & 8 \ 2 \text { a.m. to } 6 \text { a.m. } & 4 \ 6 \text { a.m. to } 10 \mathrm { a } . \mathrm { m } & 7 \ 10 \mathrm { a } . \mathrm { m } . \text { to } 2 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . & 12 \ 2 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } \text { to } 6 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . & 10 \ 6 \mathrm { p } . \mathrm { m } . \text { to } 10 \mathrm { p.m } & 15 \end{array}$ If cashiers work for eight consecutive hours,how many should be scheduled to begin working in each period in order to minimize the number of cashiers needed?

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