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Ms.Powell is a famous motivational speaker. She travels across the country by jet and gives an average of seven presentations a week. She gives
her speeches in auditoriums that are always full and hold an average of 1000 people each. She charges $40 per person at each of these speeches.
Her average expenses for each presentation, including renting the auditorium, are about $18,000. The cost of meals, motels, jet travel, and support
nersonnel total $75.000 ner week_How many weeks will Ms Powell need to travel if she wants to earn $553 000 per vear?​

User Muslimah
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Answer:

7 weeks.

Explanation:

1000 x 40 = 40000

40000 x 7 = 280000

18000 x 7 = 126000

126000 + 75000 = 201000

280000 - 201000 = 79000

553000 ÷ 79000 = 7

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