Question

A law firm hires the same number of lawyers every year. At the end of 12 years, the firm has hired 48 lawyers. How many lawyers has the firm hired in the last 5 years? ​

Answer 1

20 lawyers

Explanation:

48 ÷ 12 = 4

which means every year 4 lawyers are hired

5 × 4 = 20

so this means the law firm has hired 20 lawyers in the last 5 years