Question
In an office, there were 24 more females than males. 60% of the workers were females. How many workers are there in total?
Answers
oobleck
There are f + f-24 workers.
f = 3/5 (2f-24)
f = 3/5 (2f-24)
Afrah
Can u give me the exact answer.
oobleck
No. You do some of the work, ok?
If you solve for f, then as I said, there are f + f-24 workers altogether.
If you solve for f, then as I said, there are f + f-24 workers altogether.
oobleck
still stuck? Then the next step is
5f = 3(2f-24)
5f = 3(2f-24)
Afrah
Thanks, it worked out