Question

The owner of the Good Deals Store opens a new store across town. For the new store, the owner estimates that, during business hours, an average of 90 shoppers per hour enter the store and each of them stays an average of 12 minutes. The average number of shoppers in the new store at any time is what percent less than the average number of shoppers in the original store at any time?​

Answer 1

Answer: To determine the percentage difference in the average number of shoppers between the new store and the original store, we need to compare the average number of shoppers at any given time in both stores.

Given:

- In the new store, the average number of shoppers entering per hour is 90.

- Each shopper in the new store stays for an average of 12 minutes.

To calculate the average number of shoppers in the new store at any time, we need to convert the average number of shoppers entering per hour to the average number of shoppers at any given time.

1. Convert the average number of shoppers entering per hour to shoppers per minute:

- Divide 90 shoppers by 60 minutes to get 1.5 shoppers per minute.

2. Calculate the average number of shoppers in the new store at any time:

- Multiply the average number of shoppers per minute (1.5 shoppers) by the average time each shopper stays (12 minutes):

1.5 shoppers/minute * 12 minutes = 18 shoppers at any time.

Now, let's compare the average number of shoppers in the new store with the original store.

Since the question doesn't provide any information about the average number of shoppers in the original store, we cannot determine the exact percentage difference. We need additional information to make a comparison.

Please note that to calculate the percentage difference, we need the average number of shoppers in the original store at any time. Without this information, we cannot provide a specific percentage difference.

Step-by-step explanation: