A Restaurant Needs the Following Number of Wait Staff to Serve

Essay

A restaurant needs the following number of wait staff to serve its evening guests.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Day: } & \text { M } & \text { Tu } & \text { W } & \text { Th } & \text { F } & \text { Sa } & \text { Su } \\\hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Minimum Number of } \\\text { Wait Staff Needed: }\end{array} & 5 & 2 & 1 & 4 & 6 & 7 & 2 \\\hline\end{array}$$
How many employees are needed so that each as two consecutive days off? Construct a work schedule for these employees.