The planning committee voted to increase the customer service budget by 10% from last year. if the budget last year was 56,000, what is the budget for the new year?

61,600

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem first we need to know how much is 10% of 56,000 and then add this quantity to the budget of the last year.

We find this 10% by dividing 56,00 by 100 and then we multiply by 10%:

10 % of 56,000 =

10 % of 56,000 =

10 % of 56,000 =

The budget for the new year was increased by 5,600. Thus, the new budget is:

56,000 + 5,600 = 61,600

2,600 divided by 80 = 32.5

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