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A company expands and hires some new employees. If the ratio of new employees to old employees in the company is 1 : 3, and there are now 1,200 people working for the company, h…

A company expands and hires some new employees. If the ratio of new employees to old employees in the company is 1 : 3, and there are now 1,200 people working for the company, h…
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A company expands and hires some new employees. If the ratio of new employees to old employees in the company is 1 : 3, and there are now 1,200 people working for the company, how many new employees did the company hire?

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Answer:

300 new employees

Explanation:

1:3

x + 3x = 1,200

4x = 1200

x = 300

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