Question

A new shopping mall records 120 total shoppers on their first day of business. Each day after that, the number of shoppers is 10% more than the previous day. What is the total number of shoppers after 5 days?

a) ( 120 times 1.1^5 )
b) ( 120 times 1.05^5 )
c) ( 120 times 1.1 times 5 )
d) ( 120 + (120 times 0.1 times 5) )

Answer 1

The total number of shoppers after 5 days is 194.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of shoppers after 5 days can be calculated using the formula: 120 * 1.1^5. This is because each day the number of shoppers increases by 10%, so we multiply the previous day's count by 1.1.

Using this formula, the total number of shoppers after 5 days is found to be 193.74. However, since the number of shoppers must be a whole number, we round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, the answer is 194.