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A city tracked how many speeding tickets were given during a 3 month period.(8 points)
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In June, 3,581 speeding tickets were given, and in July, there were 2,215 tickets.

How many tickets were given in these two months?Response area,

In August, 3,452 more speeding tickets were given.

How many speeding tickets were given in total over all three months? Response area

The goal for the city was to reduce speeding and have less than 10,000 speeding violations. Did the city have more or less speeding violations than the goal of 10,000? Response area

And by how many were they over or under the goal? Response area

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To answer the questions based on the speeding tickets data given:

  1. How many tickets were given in June and July?

    • June: 3,581 tickets
    • July: 2,215 tickets

    Total for June and July: \( 3,581 + 2,215 = 5,796 \) tickets

  2. How many speeding tickets were given in total over all three months?

    • August: 3,452 tickets were given in addition to the tickets from June and July.

    Total for all three months: \( 5,796 + 3,452 = 9,248 \) tickets

  3. Did the city have more or less speeding violations than the goal of 10,000?

    • The total speeding violations were 9,248, which is less than 10,000.

  4. By how many were they over or under the goal?

    • They were under the goal by: \( 10,000 - 9,248 = 752 \)

Here’s a summary of the responses:

  1. Total tickets in June and July: 5,796
  2. Total tickets over all three months: 9,248
  3. Over or under the goal: Less (under)
  4. By how many: 752 under the goal