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Anew shopping mall is gaining in popularity. every day since it opened, the number of shoppers is 5% more than the number of shoppers the day before. the total number of shoppers over the first 10 days is 1258 how many shoppers were on the first day?

Jamie went to home depot.she bought 25 bags of soil that cost $9 per bag.she bought 15 pots at $8 each,and she bought 23 bags of pebbles at $15 each.she used a coupon that gave her $5 off for every 100 dollars she spent.how much did jame pay at the end?