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A town with a population of 600 need a team of 10 firefighters. How many firefighters are needed for a town with 1500 people?

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Answer:

A town with 600 people need 10 firefighters

A town with 1500 people will need 1500 x 10/600 = 1500/60

= 25 firefighters

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