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U.S cities hire about 17,000 police officers per 10,000 residents for a 17/10,000 ratio a new police chief for a city of 35,000 residents wants to match that ratio. How many police officers are needed

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Answer: 59,500

Explanation:

Given

For 10,000 residents, 17,000 police officers are hired

The ratio of Police officers and citizens is constant

So, for 35,000 citizens suppose x officers are hired


\Rightarrow (17,000)/(10,000)=(x)/(35,000)\\\\\Rightarrow x=1.7* 35,000\\\\\Rightarrow x=59,500

Thus, 59,500 officers are required.

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