SOLUTION: Fifteen census takers walked our neighborhood on Friday. That number was 30% of all the census takers who collected data that day. How many collectors were out walking that day

Question 886559: Fifteen census takers walked our neighborhood on Friday. That number was 30% of all the census takers who collected data that day. How many collectors were out walking that day?

Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15 = .30x
Divide each side by .3
50 = x
There were 50 census takers out that day. Each being taxpayer-paid well above minimum wage for a job requiring no particular skill or knowledge. Seems like there could be a more efficient way...
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They were probably carrying that unconstitutional american community survey, too! What are the races of the people in your household? Does anyone in your house speak another language? Is anyone in your house of childbearing age? How do you get to work? What are your most important duties there?
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