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Question
CUSTOMERS AT ASTORE
The bar graph above shows the number of customers who shopped at a store Monday through Thursday of one week. If the number of customers on Friday was a one-fifth increase over the number of customers on Thursday, how many customers shopped at the store on Friday? 480 500 525 600

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. The number of customers on Thursday is exactly 400.
2. A one-fifth increase means the number of customers on Friday is 1.2 times the number of customers on Thursday.

STEP 2

1. Calculate the increase in the number of customers from Thursday to Friday.
2. Determine the total number of customers on Friday.

STEP 3

Calculate the increase in the number of customers from Thursday to Friday. A one-fifth increase means multiplying the Thursday number by $\frac{1}{5}$ :
$\text{Increase} = 400 \times \frac{1}{5} = 80$

STEP 4

Add the increase to the number of customers on Thursday to find the number of customers on Friday:
$\text{Customers on Friday} = 400 + 80 = 480$
The number of customers who shopped at the store on Friday is:
$\boxed{480}$

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