Question

"A country has 50 million people, 30 million of whom are adults. Of the adults, 5 million are not interested in working, another 5 million are interested in working but have given up looking for work, and 5 million are still looking for work. Of those who do have jobs, 5 million are working part time but would like to work full time, and the remaining 10 million are working full time. How many people in this country are in the labor force?"

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 20 million people in the labour force.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 50 million people in the country.

30 million people are adults.

Out of the 30 million, 5 million are not interested in working. Assuming every adult does what he/she wants, then these 5 million are not working. The list then reduces to

30 - 5 = 25 million.

Another 5 million are interested in working but have given up looking for work. The list reduces to

25 - 5 = 20 million.

5 million people are working part time but would like to work full time. They are working, it doesn't matter if it is part time or full time, they are in the labour force.

10 million people are working full time. They are also in the labour force.

THERE ARE 20 MILLION PEOOLE IN THE LABOUR FORCE