Question

A newly formed group of accociates sells a new service to 1 out of every 3 people with whom they speak. Each associate has a goal to sell a new service to 75 people. How many customers will an associate need to speak with to meet the goal

Answer 1

$\frac{n}{3}=75\to n=75 \cdot 3=225.$

An associate need to speak with 225 customers to meet the goal.