Question
An internet service provider had a total of 17,156 customers last year. They gained a net of 1,802 customers this year. They hope to reach at least 35,000 customers in ten years. Estimate the number of customers they need to reach their goal.(1 point)
They need approximately
more customers to reach their goal.
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To estimate the number of customers they need to reach their goal, we need to calculate the difference between their current number of customers and their goal.
Currently, the internet service provider has 17,156 customers.
To reach their goal of 35,000 customers, they need 35,000 - 17,156 = 17,844 more customers.
Therefore, they need approximately 17,844 more customers to reach their goal.
To estimate the number of customers the internet service provider needs to reach their goal, we can start by calculating the total number of customers they currently have.
Last year, they had a total of 17,156 customers. This year, they gained a net of 1,802 customers, which means their current total is calculated by adding the two values together:
17,156 + 1,802 = 18,958
Now, we need to determine how many more customers they need to reach the goal of 35,000 customers in ten years.
To do this, we subtract the current total from the goal:
35,000 - 18,958 = 16,042
Therefore, the internet service provider needs approximately 16,042 more customers to reach their goal of 35,000 customers in ten years.
To estimate the number of customers they need to reach their goal, we need to calculate the total number of customers they will have in ten years.
Since they gained a net of 1,802 customers this year, we can assume that they will gain the same number of customers each year for the next ten years.
To calculate the total number of customers they will have in ten years, we can add the number of customers they currently have (17,156) to the net gain of customers each year (1,802) multiplied by the number of years (10):
Total number of customers in ten years = Current number of customers + (Net gain of customers per year × Number of years)
= 17,156 + (1,802 × 10)
= 17,156 + 18,020
= 35,176
Therefore, they need approximately 35,176 - 35,000 = 176 more customers to reach their goal.