SOLUTION: A cellular telephone company has currently enrolled 36,000 customers in a new calling plan. If an average of 1,200 people are signing up for the plan each day, in how many days wil

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Question 911901: A cellular telephone company has currently enrolled 36,000 customers in a new calling plan. If an average of 1,200 people are signing up for the plan each day, in how many days will the company surpass their goal of having 150,000 customers enrolled?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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c(d)=1200d+36000
150000=1200d+36000
114000=1200d
1140=12d
d=95
In 95 days the goal will be reached so in 96 days the goal will be surpassed