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A highschool paper increased its sales by 75% when it ran an issue featuring a contest to win a class party before thw contest issue 10% of the school 800 students bought the paper how many students bought the contest issue

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Before the contest, the 10% of the 800 students who bought the paper represents 80 students.
When 80 is increased by 75%, the resulting number is:

80*1.75=140
The answer is: 140 students.
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The answer is 140 students
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