SOLUTION: Mr. Smith is appointed as the principal of a school. In order to keep the building safe, he appoints 2 hall monitors for every hallway, and 4 supervisors for every 20 hall monitors

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Question 1206225: Mr. Smith is appointed as the principal of a school. In order to keep the building safe, he appoints 2 hall monitors for every hallway, and 4 supervisors for every 20 hall monitors.
Mr. Smith’s school has 30 hallways. How many supervisors does Mr. Smith need to appoint?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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given:
there are 30+hallways
2 monitors for each hallway, means there are 2%2A30=60+total monitors
there are 3 sets of 20 monitors, and 4 for each set
that means that there are 3%2A4=12 supervisors needed to be appointed