The law firm of Smith, Smith, Smith, and Jones is recruiting at law schools for new lawyers for the

coming year. The firm has developed the following estimate of the number of hours of casework

it will need its new lawyers to handle each month for the following year:

Month	Casework (hr.)	Month	Casework (hr.)
January	650	July	750
February	450	August	900
March	600	September	800
April	500	October	650
May	700	November	700
June	650	December	500

Each new lawyer the firm hires is expected to handle 150 hours per month of casework and to

work all year. All casework must be completed by the end of the year. The firm wants to know

how many new lawyers it should hire for the year.

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