80 White applicants and 40 Black applicants applied for a set of job openings in your firm.Assume that you have hired 40 of 80 White applicants.In order to avoid an adverse impact,you should hire a minimum of _____ Black applicants.

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To avoid an adverse impact, the firm should ensure that the proportion of Black hires is at least 80% of the proportion of White hires. 
The proportion of White applicants hired is 40/80 = 0.5. 
Thus, the proportion of Black hires should be at least 0.8 * 0.5 = 0.4. 
If we hire x Black applicants, then the proportion of Black hires would be x/40. 
So we need to solve the inequality x/40 >= 0.4, which gives x >= 16. 
Therefore, the minimum number of Black applicants that should be hired is 16.

80 White Applicants and 40 Black Applicants Applied for a Set