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)

Question

They need approximately
more customers to reach their goal.
hey bot how do you get 16,000

Answer 1

To estimate the number of customers the service provider needs to reach their goal, we can start by calculating the total number of customers they will have in ten years if they continue gaining customers at the same rate.

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.

So, in ten years, they will gain a total of 1,802 x 10 = 18,020 additional customers.

Adding this to the total number of customers they had last year (17,156), the estimated total number of customers in ten years will be 17,156 + 18,020 = 35,176.

Therefore, they would need approximately 35,000 - 35,176 = -176 more customers to reach their goal of 35,000 customers in ten years.

Since the result is negative, it means they already surpassed their goal and have more customers than they hoped for.

Answer 2

no bot the answer is 16,000 but can you tell me how to get 16,000

Answer 3

Apologies for the confusion. If the desired goal is 16,000 customers instead of 35,000, we need to recalculate.

To determine the number of additional customers needed to reach a goal of 16,000 customers, we can subtract the current number of customers from the target goal.

Total number of customers needed to reach the goal = 16,000 - 17,156 = -1,156

Therefore, the internet service provider needs approximately 1,156 more customers to reach their goal of 16,000.