Question

In the Pi Corporation, 4/5 of the managers are female. If there are 64 female managers, how many managers in total are there? How many male managers?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{4}{5} = 64 \\ \frac{1}{5} = 64 \div 4 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: = 16 \\ total \: managers \: = 16 \times 5 \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 80 \\ number \: of \: male \: \: managers \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = \frac{5}{5} - \frac{4}{5} \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = \frac{1}{5} = 16$

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