Question

A salesperson’s ratio of successful signups to the number of people called is 0.125. This month, the salesperson has 25 signups. How many people did the salesperson call this month.

Answer 1

Let's assume the number of people called is "x".

The ratio of successful signups to the number of people called is 0.125, which can also be written as 1/8. Therefore, the number of successful signups can be expressed as (1/8)x.

We know that the salesperson has 25 signups this month, so we can write the equation as:

(1/8)x = 25

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides by 8:

x = 200

Therefore, the salesperson called 200 people this month.