A School Library Opened in 1980

question 179

Short Answer

A school library opened in 1980. In January of 2000, they had 33,000 books. One year later, they had 33,240 books. Assume they acquire the same number of books at the start of each month.
A. How many books did they have in January of 2003?
B. How many books did they have in July of 1980?

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