Question

5/8 of the staff are male 5/12 of the staff works part time at the aquarium what is the fraction of the staff being female

Answer 1

I believe the answer is 3/8. The whole portion of employees, which is translated as 8/8 is deducted by 5/8, which is the population of male employees.

Answer 2

Answer:

3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

5/8 of the staff are male.  The entire staff is represented by the fraction 8/8.  Taking 5/8 from this, we are left with

8/8-5/8 = 3/8 of the staff are female.