Question

a contractor has 48 employess the contract decides 3/8 of the employees to work on the role model project how many employees will work on a remodeling project​

Answer 1

Answer:

18 employees

Step-by-step explanation:

Set them up as fractions:

$\frac{x}{48} =\frac{3}{8}$

Cross multiply:

$48*3=8x$

Simplify and solve for x:

$144=8x$

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