if 3 of every 16 employees liked the companys health plan &5 of every 8 employees didnt & 150 didnt care either way, how many people liked the companys plan?

Question

I don't know the answer because I don't really understand the question

 

Answer 1

Good evening. There are several ways to solve problems like this. This is how I would approach it:

 

Let x equal the total number of employees

 

3 out of 16 and 5 out of 8 (or 10 out of 16) have an opinion. 13/16 employees have an opinion, 3/16 do not have any opinion.

 

Therefore: 3/16*(x) = 150

 

Multiply both sides by 16 you will get

 

3x = 2400

 

Divide both sides by 3

 

x = 800 total employees

 

If 3 out of 16 liked, the plan, we just multiply the total (800) by 3/16

 

150 employees liked the plan

 

Hope this helps

 

Mike