Sally Suspects Strongly That There Is a Learning Curve Associated

question 56

Essay

Sally suspects strongly that there is a learning curve associated with solving problems assigned for operations management. She notes that it took her approximately 33 minutes to solve the first problem and 20 minutes to solve the fifth problem.
a. Estimate Sally's learning percentage.
b. Using your answer from part a, estimate how much longer it will take Sally to finish the three problems that remain.

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