Question

A store is hoping an advertising campaign will increase their number of customers by 24%. They currently have about 200 customers a day. How many customers will they have if their campaign is successful?

a) 148
b) 248
c) 224
d) 196

Answer 1

To find the new customer count after a 24% increase, multiply 200 by 0.24 to get 48, then add this to 200 to get 248. Therefore, the store will have 248 customers if the campaign is successful.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to calculate the expected increase in the number of customers after an advertising campaign. The store currently has 200 customers a day and expects a 24% increase. To find the new number of customers, we need to calculate 24% of 200 and then add this to the original number of customers.

24% of 200 is calculated as follows:

• Convert the percentage to a decimal: 24% = 0.24
• Multiply the decimal by the number of current customers: 0.24 × 200 = 48

Adding the increase to the original number of customers:

• 200 customers + 48 additional customers = 248 customers

Therefore, if the advertising campaign is successful, the store will have 248 customers.

The correct answer to the question is option b) 248.