"We sigh 2 new Customers out of every 7 people with whom we speak. Our goal is to sign 120 new customers. How many people will we have to speak with to meet our goal?
2/7 = 120/x
Cross multiply and solve for x.
x=420
To determine how many people you will need to speak with to meet your goal of signing 120 new customers, we need to use a proportion based on the given information.
First, we establish the ratio of new customers to the total number of people you speak with, which is 2 new customers out of every 7 people.
Next, we set up the proportion:
2 new customers / 7 people = 120 new customers / x people
To solve for x (the total number of people you need to speak with), we can cross-multiply:
2 * x = 7 * 120
2x = 840
Dividing both sides of the equation by 2:
x = 840 / 2
x = 420
Therefore, you will need to speak with 420 people to meet your goal of signing 120 new customers.