Answer:
School needs to collect at least 144 box tops each day to meet their goal.
Step-by-step explanation:
The total requirement of box tops = 2,000
The number of box tops they have already received = 872
So, the box tops left = Total number required- Number of tops received
=2,000 - 872
= 1,128 box tops are left so far.
Number of days left = 8
So, number of minimum tops needed each day =
=
Hence, they need to collect at least 144 box tops each day to meet their goal.