A new shopping mall is gaining in popularity every day since it open the number of shoppers is 20% more than the numbers of shoppers the day before the total numbers of shoppers over the first four days is 671

the number of shoppers on the first day is 125

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of shoppers is 20% more than the numbers of shoppers the day before. It means that the number of shoppers is increasing in geometric progression. The formula for determining the sum of n terms, Sn of a geometric sequence is expressed as

Sn = (ar^n - 1)/(r - 1)

Where

n represents the number of term in the sequence.

a represents the first term in the sequence.

r represents the common ratio.

From the information given,

r = 1 + 20/100 = 1.2

n = 4(first 4 days)

S4 = 671

Therefore, the expression for the first 4 days is

671 = (a × 1.2^(4) - 1)/1.2 - 1

671 = (a × 1.2^(4) - 1)/0.2

671 = 1.0736a/0.2

671 = 5.368a

a = 671/5.368

a = 125

the answer is 37

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