Question

One fifth of the employees of Delta Industries, Inc., work in the Southeastern region. If the company employs 252 workers in that region, what is the total number of employees working for the company?

Answer 1

One fifth of the employees of Delta Industries, Inc., work in the Southeastern region. The total number of employees working for the company is 1260.

Step-by-step explanation:

If one fifth of the employees of Delta Industries, Inc. work in the Southeastern region, and there are 252 workers in that region, we can find the total number of employees by multiplying 252 by 5.

5 times 252 equals 1260. Therefore, the total number of employees working for the company is 1260.

Answer 2

so, 252 is 1/5 of the total workforce then, the total or whole will then be 5/5 or 1 whole... well, if 252 is 1/5, what's 5/5?


`\bf \begin{array}{ccll} amount&fraction\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 252&(1)/(5)\\\\ x&(5)/(5) \end{array}\implies \cfrac{252}{x}=\cfrac{(1)/(5)}{(5)/(5)}\implies \cfrac{252}{x}=\cfrac{(1)/(5)}{1}\implies \cfrac{252}{x}=\cfrac{1}{5} \\\\\\ \cfrac{252\cdot 5}{1}=x`