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A target survey found that 4 out of 5 customers who entered the store made a purchase. If this store recorded 22,853 purchased last week, estimate the number of customers who entered the store

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28,566.25

Step-by-step explanation:

22,853 is 4/5 of the customers, so we set up an equation where 22,853 over x is equal to 4 over 5. Cross multiply to get x * 4 = 22,853 * 5. Divide both sides by 4 to get 28,566.25.
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