Thirty-eight employees at High Tech Sales ride to work on the subway. This represents 2/5 of the employees. How many employees are there?
Step by step please!
2006-12-13 06:51:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
If 2/5 of the employees equals 38, then divide 38 by two to find out what 1/5 of the employees equals out to (which is 19).
Then, multiply this number by 5 (the total portion of employees) and you get 95.
2006-12-13 06:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_the_pyro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
38=2/5(x) 38 equals 2/5 of the unknown
5/2x38=x move 2/5 ro the other side of the equal sign by reversing the fraction to 5/2 leaving the unknown by itself
(5x38)/2=X Multiply 38 times 5 and divide by 2
190/2= X
95=X
There are 95 employees
You can check this by dividing 95 by 5 to get 1/5 of the total or 19 and doubling it to get 38 or 2/5 of 95 and the original given number.
2006-12-13 15:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by CAITLIN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
38/x=2/5 cross multiply 38 X 5 /2 = 95 total employees.
Check 2/5 X 95 = 38
2006-12-13 14:57:33 · answer #3 · answered by redhotsillypepper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Set up an equation 2/5x=38
2 solve for x by dividing by 2/5 x=95
2006-12-13 14:58:23 · answer #4 · answered by crazygirlbelle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
95
2006-12-13 14:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by SNKBYT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(2/5)X=38
Multiply both sides by 5 gives
2X=190
Divide both sides by 2 gives
X=95 employees
2006-12-13 14:58:43 · answer #6 · answered by aiguyaiguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/5 = 38/x
now cross-multiply
2x = 38*5
2x = 190
solve for x
x = 190/2
x=95
2006-12-13 14:55:41 · answer #7 · answered by Flower 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You just muliply the problem and you will get 95
2006-12-13 15:04:05 · answer #8 · answered by Belinda Q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tat is 38*2/5=15.2
2006-12-13 14:54:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Burn it. then take the ashes and put them in the street and get them good and rune over. just say is fell down the drain :-p
(I HATE math)
2006-12-13 14:53:22 · answer #10 · answered by B-jammin 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋