Problema Solution
Robert Half Placement Agency was rated best by 4 to 1 in an independent national survey. If 250,000 responded to the survey, how many rated Robert Half the best?
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(4/5)* 250000 = 200000
200,000 rated Robert Half the best
The 4:1 ratio indicates that 4/5 of the people (250,000) voted for Robert Half. Algebraically, this is:
(4/5)(250000)=200,000 people