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To evenly distribute 7 apples across 12 months, you can use the following steps:
  1. Determine the base number of apples to sell in each month by dividing the total number of apples by the number of months. In this case,
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    7 apples divided by 12 months equals 0.58 apples per month
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  2. Round the base number of apples to either 0 or 1, depending on whether you can sell part of an apple or not. In this case, since you cannot sell part of an apple, you would round 0.58 down to 0.
  3. Determine the number of months where you will sell 1 apple instead of 0. In this case, since you have 7 apples to sell and you rounded down to 0, you will need to sell 1 apple in 7 months.
  4. Choose which months you want to sell 1 apple in. If you want to weight the distribution towards the beginning or end of the time frame, you can choose to sell more apples in those months. For example, you could sell 2 apples in the first month and 1 apple in each of the next 6 months, or you could sell 1 apple in each of the first 6 months and 2 apples in the last month.
  5. Enter the number of apples to sell in each month into a spreadsheet or other tool. You can use a simple table with one column for the month and one column for the number of apples to sell.
  6. Adjust the distribution as needed. If you want to sell more apples in certain months, you can adjust the numbers accordingly. Just make sure that the total number of apples sold still adds up to 7.

By following these steps, you can evenly distribute a set number of apples across a range of months, while also weighting the distribution towards certain months if desired.
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