5.104+4.103+7.10+1=
9.207+7.10+1=
16.307+1=
17.307
The decimal representation of any number is a linear combination of powers of 10. In other words, given a number like 123.456, we can expand it as

for any
, so the above is the same as

Similarly, we can write

Now it's a question of reducing the fraction as much as possible. We have
so

If we do not care about order, then a combination is an arrangement of r objects chosen from n distinct objects. It can often be seen written as:

or

Its factorial form is:
Before we figure out how many customers you will need to talk per day to reach your goal, let's calculate what is 20% of how many customers you normally talk to a day.
current no. = 8
goal = 8 + 20%
20% = 8 x 0.20
(a percent is really just a fraction with the percent number over 100)
20% = 1.60
goal = 8 + 1.60
goal = 9.60
However, there is no such thing as .60 of a person so we will have to round up. You will need to talk to 10 customers per day.