Your trucking company has been asked to transport a huge pile of sand from a pit to a construction site 35 mi. away. The pit and construction site are both within a mile of the same two-lane paved road. The base of the sand pile covers approximately half an acre. Local laws allow only single-axle dump trucks on the highway. Your company has 14 single-axle trucks and drivers available. Estimate the time, in work days, to move the sand.

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