Question

A law firm hires the same number of lawyers every year.At the end of 12 years, the firm has hired 48 lawyers.How many lawyers has the firm hired on the last 5 years?

Answer 1

20 lawyers

Explanation:

48 ÷ 12 = 4

which means every year 4 lawyers are hired

5 × 4 = 20

so this means the law firm has hired 20 lawyers in the last 5 years