I need 120 to buy a product. Out of 7 people only 2 will buy. How many people do I need to speak with?
+23254 You can set up a proportion: number of people who buy total number of people who have to buy
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number of people asked total number of people asked
2 / 7 = 120 / x
Cross-multiplying: 2 · x = 7 · 120 ---> 2x = 840 --> x = 420
+23254 You can set up a proportion: number of people who buy total number of people who have to buy
------------------------------ = --------------------------------------------
number of people asked total number of people asked
2 / 7 = 120 / x
Cross-multiplying: 2 · x = 7 · 120 ---> 2x = 840 --> x = 420
