Betsy started a business 2 years ago. She had 8 customers in the first year. She added 18 customers in the second year. Betsy's goal is that in each of the next 4 years, she will have
three times as many customers as the year before. Betsy says her calculations in the table
below show that if she meets this goal each year, she will have 312 customers 4 years from
now. Is Betsy correct? Use the drop-down menus to explain your reasoning.
Expression:
Step 1:
Step 2:

(8 + 18) x 34
26 x 34
26 x 12
312
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Betsy's calculations in Step 1 are
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because
Betsy's calculations in Step 2 are
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because
If Betsy reaches her goal each year, she will have Choose...
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customers 4 years from now.