# 107|EXCEL – Mind the Fragiles!

**URL:** https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653
**Category:** Challenges
**Tags:** solver, consulting, excel, beginner, managerial
**Created:** [May 13, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653 "2023-05-13T19:40:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
**Page:** 2

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### Author: ![Preston\_Dudley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/preston_dudley/32/7403_2.png) [@Preston\_Dudley](https://www.techhub.training/u/Preston_Dudley)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/21 "2025-03-06T02:26:09Z")

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Time to Complete: 40 Minutes  
Challenge level: Beginner  
Took me awhile to figure out how to use solver but I figured it out.

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### Author: ![Erica\_Huang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/erica_huang/32/7581_2.png) [@Erica\_Huang](https://www.techhub.training/u/Erica_Huang)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/22 "2025-03-06T02:28:21Z")

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Time to Complete: 30mins  
Rating: Beginner

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### Author: ![James\_Cardon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/james_cardon/32/7550_2.png) [@James\_Cardon](https://www.techhub.training/u/James_Cardon)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/23 "2025-03-06T04:09:06Z")

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Time to complete: 30 minutes  
Rating: Beginner  
This was a fun challenge! It took me a little bit to figure out, but I enjoyed relearning how to use Solver.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weeklytechchallenge/original/2X/f/f2d3362f2afbdbd3491d0d6e1240e5d1e4602a7c.png)

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### Author: ![Makayla\_Larkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/makayla_larkin/32/7603_2.png) [@Makayla\_Larkin](https://www.techhub.training/u/Makayla_Larkin)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/24 "2025-03-06T08:20:06Z")

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Time to complete: 30 minutes  
Difficulty: Beginner

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### Author: ![aefolsom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/aefolsom/32/7523_2.png) [@aefolsom](https://www.techhub.training/u/aefolsom)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/25 "2025-03-10T20:36:04Z")

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Good reminder of how to use solver in excel and a well built scenario too.  
[Challenge107\_Data.xlsx](https://www.techhub.training/uploads/short-url/g8KbvfnBSBoIC60fbMDsnX8MJVb.xlsx) (12.3 KB)

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### Author: ![Taina\_Carvalho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/taina_carvalho/32/7463_2.png) [@Taina\_Carvalho](https://www.techhub.training/u/Taina_Carvalho)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/26 "2025-03-10T20:43:34Z")

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Thank you for the challenge! It was good to practice using constraints in solver!  
Time to complete: 20 minutes  
Rating: Beginner

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### Author: ![Charlotte\_Owsley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/charlotte_owsley/32/6929_2.png) [@Charlotte\_Owsley](https://www.techhub.training/u/Charlotte_Owsley)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/27 "2025-03-11T04:46:41Z")

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time to complete: 20  
it was difficult getting solver to work, i think they updated their system

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### Author: ![Emma\_Fromm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/emma_fromm/32/7433_2.png) [@Emma\_Fromm](https://www.techhub.training/u/Emma_Fromm)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/28 "2025-03-11T15:20:01Z")

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Time to Complete: 15 minutes  
Rating: Beginner  
[Challenge107\_Data.xlsx](https://www.techhub.training/uploads/short-url/8emBSLnUzBV9p7rSv38Xw9KjRwK.xlsx) (13.8 KB)

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### Author: ![Josh\_Graham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/josh_graham/32/7614_2.png) [@Josh\_Graham](https://www.techhub.training/u/Josh_Graham)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/29 "2025-03-11T20:07:58Z")

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Time to complete: 20 Minutes  
Rating: intermediate

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### Author: ![Meg\_Nielsen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/meg_nielsen/32/7467_2.png) [@Meg\_Nielsen](https://www.techhub.training/u/Meg_Nielsen)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/30 "2025-03-13T07:21:16Z")

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[Challenge107\_Data.xlsx](https://www.techhub.training/uploads/short-url/3t0oOlRNAHXcO1HocZbEcEfypiy.xlsx) (12.5 KB)

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### Author: ![braydenlwhite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/braydenlwhite/32/6963_2.png) [@braydenlwhite](https://www.techhub.training/u/braydenlwhite)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/31 "2025-03-13T09:35:11Z")

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Time to complete: 10 minutes  
Rating: Beginner  
[Challenge107\_Data.xlsx](https://www.techhub.training/uploads/short-url/wwd3A0UekIKmL3tCANzKWaYINgL.xlsx) (12.3 KB)

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### Author: ![Sam\_Herbert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.techhub.training/sam_herbert/32/7613_2.png) [@Sam\_Herbert](https://www.techhub.training/u/Sam_Herbert)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://www.techhub.training/t/107-excel-mind-the-fragiles/653/32 "2025-03-13T16:51:18Z")

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Time to complete: 15 minutes  
Rating: Beginner

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