To find out how many times more widgets the first worker makes than the second worker, let's define the average number of widgets produced by a person as \( x \).
- The first worker makes \( 3x \) (3 times the average).
- The second worker makes \( kx \) (where \( k \) is the factor times the average).
To determine how many times more widgets the first worker makes than the second worker, we use the following formula:
\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{widgets by first worker}}{\text{widgets by second worker}} = \frac{3x}{kx} \]
The \( x \) terms cancel out, yielding:
\[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{3}{k} \]
Therefore, the first worker makes \(\frac{3}{k}\) times more widgets than the second worker.
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