SOLUTION: a town that has a population of 20,000 has 5000 telephones. if 400,000 calls are made in 1 month, what is the average number of calls per person?

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Question 342248: a town that has a population of 20,000 has 5000 telephones. if 400,000 calls are made in 1 month, what is the average number of calls per person?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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(number of calls made)/(total population) = average number of calls

400,000 / 20,000 = 20 calls per person