Sam is planning to start a pool cleaning company from his home. He has decided on a radius of 30 miles from his home as a region of operation. After surveying the region of operation, he found that 43% of the homes in the region have a swimming pool. If there are 36,248 homes within a 30 mile radius of Sam's home, approximately how many potential customers does Sam have?

a.

1,087

b.

1,559

c.

10,874

d.

15,587

The answer is D

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Uriah Montes

6 May, 23:28

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Darryl Bradford · Answer 1

43% = 43/100.

36248*43/100 = 15586.64 which we can round to 15587.

Jessie Riggs · Answer 2

36248 (43/100) = 15586.64

15587 rounded to the nearest whole number.