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A shovel operates 300 days in a year, 2 shifts in a day, and 4 hours in a shift to achieve the target production of 30 Million tonne per annum.

  • Bucket capacity of shovel: 15 m315\ \text{m}^3
  • Shovel cycle time: 44 s44\ \text{s}
  • Bucket fill factor: 0.850.85
  • Bulk density of the muck: 3.00 tonne/m33.00\ \text{tonne/m}^3

The minimum number of shovels required to achieve the production is ______.

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Min: 4 Max: 4

Answer: 4

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