Question

8. Solve.

Answer 1

Answer:

48 assistants

Step-by-step explanation:

If 1 executive has an average of 1.5 assistants, let x represent the number of assistants that are employed if there are 32 executives in the office.

Thus:

1.5 assistants to 1 executive = x assistants to 32 executives

1.5 : 1 = x : 32

$\frac{1.5}{1} = \frac{x}{32}$

Cross multiply

$1.5*32 = x*1$

$48 = x$

Therefore, 48 assistants were employed in the office.