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Pretest Math Quiz
QUESTION 10 of 20: You are trying to forecast hot cocoa sales for the holiday season. You sold 1,900 boxes during the holidays last year,
but your overall sales for hot cocoa this year are 15% behind last year. If you have limited promotional dollars, what is a realistic total
demand forecast for hot cocoa sales during this holiday season?
a 1,615
b) 1,685
c) 1,765
d) 1,985

a) 1,615

Step-by-step explanation:

1,900 equals 100% of sales compared to this holiday season, which is only 85% because...

100-15=85

0.85 x 1,900 = 1,615

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have

it is x equals 3   plese mark me really need it

step-by-step explanation: