A community theater sold 8,500 tickets to performances during its first year. By its tenth year, ticket sales had increased by 3

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balu736 [363]

4 years ago

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A community theater sold 8,500 tickets to performances during its first year. By its tenth year, ticket sales had increased by 3

4%. How many tickets did the theater sell during its tenth year?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Flura [38] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-16T12:55:44+03:00

Flura [38]4 years ago

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We need to increase 8,500 by 34%

<span>Therefore, multiply 8,500 by 1.34 </span>

<span>Answer: 11,390 tickets in its 10th year</span>

Vladimir79 [104] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-16T15:13:03+03:00

Vladimir79 [104]4 years ago

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Since it is increasing, you would multiply the original number by 1.34 because it is 134% of its original amount.

8,500*1.34 = 11,390 tickets where sold.