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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)
To estimate the number of customers the internet service provider needs to reach their goal in ten years, we need to consider the net gain in customers each year.
First, we need to determine the net gain in customers per year: 1,802 customers per year / 1 year = 1,802 customers per year.
Next, we need to calculate the number of years it will take to reach the goal: 35,000 customers / 1,802 customers per year = 19.43 years.
Since we want to estimate the number of customers needed to reach the goal in ten years, we can round down the calculated number of years to 10.
Finally, we multiply the net annual gain by the number of years to get the estimated number of customers needed to reach the goal in that time period: 1,802 customers per year * 10 years = 18,020 customers.
Therefore, the estimated number of customers the internet service provider needs to reach their goal in ten years is approximately 18,020 customers.
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The internet service provider currently has 17,156 customers, and they gained a net of 1,802 customers this year. To estimate the number of customers they need to reach their goal in ten years, we need to consider the net gain in customers per year.
First, let's calculate the total net gain in customers for ten years. Since they gained 1,802 customers this year, we can assume a constant net gain over ten years. So the total net gain in customers over ten years would be 1,802 customers/year * 10 years = 18,020 customers.
To estimate the number of customers they need to reach their goal, we add the total net gain to the current number of customers: 17,156 customers + 18,020 customers = 35,176 customers.
Therefore, the estimated number of customers the internet service provider needs to reach their goal in ten years is approximately 35,176 customers.