<PRE><B>Question 1133350</B>
A = 8 * B
C = 3 * B


solve for B in C = 3 * B to get B = C / 3


replace B with C / 3 in A = 8 * B to get A = 8 * C / 3


simplify to get A = 8 / 3 * C


shop A has 8/3 times as many electricians as shop C.


for example, let shop B = 5 electricians.


shop C has 3 * 5 = 15 electricians.


shop A has 8 * 5 = 40 electricians.


ratio of A to B is 40 / 5 = 8


ratio of A to C is 40 / 15 = 8 / 3


solution looks good.


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