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The work in an office takes 150 hours to complete every week.

Each person in the office works for 32 hours a week.
What is the smallest number of people needed to complete the work?​

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Answer: A minimum of 5 people will be needed.

Explanation:

150/32 = 4.6875

You can't have a partial person, so round up to 5.

It may be possible to have 4 employees working 32 hours and another working 22 hours, but that is not what the question asks exactly. That is still 5 people.

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