Question

A management survey for a company surveyed 230 employees. 60% of the employees surveyed were females. The number of males would be ________. 40 60 92 138

Answer 1

If 60% of the were females out of 230, that means

`\begin{gathered} (60)/(100)*230 \\ =(6)/(10)*230 \\ =138\text{ females } \\ males\text{ = 230 - 138} \\ =92 \end{gathered}`

hence the answer is 92