During 1 year, the number of people subscribing to direct broadcasting satellite systems increased 87%. If the number of subscribers at the beginning of the year was 2.5 million, how many subscribers were there at the end of the year? Round to the nearest hundredth of a million.
A) 2.17 million subscribers
B) 7.01 million subscribers
C) 2.34 million subscribers
D) 3.18 million subscribers
E) 4.68 million subscribers

Question

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To find the number of subscribers at the end of the year, we need to add the increase of 87% to the initial number of subscribers.

87% of 2.5 million is:

0.87 x 2.5 million = 2.175 million

Therefore, the number of subscribers at the end of the year is:

2.5 million + 2.175 million = 4.675 million

Rounding to the nearest hundredth of a million gives us:

4.68 million subscribers, which is answer choice E.

During 1 Year, the Number of People Subscribing to Direct