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Business owners often think about work-related problems as math problems. To find an answer, they first have to ask themselves: what do I need to figure out?

Read the following problem. Don’t worry about finding the answer. Just figure out what answer you’re looking for.

Wendy is leasing a car to drive to and from the flower shop where she works downtown. But she doesn’t want to exceed the weekly mileage limit in the contract. Wendy drives 17 miles each way between her house and the store, and usually works five shifts every week.

What does Wendy need to figure out?

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