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last summer at the local aquatic center, the ratio of the number of summer workers higher to the number of applicants was 3 to 5. if 42 employees were hired how many applied for summer work ?

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3 workers per 5 applicants

if they hired 42 employees the number of applicants is x


x=(42\cdot5)/(3)=70

the number of applicants was 70

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