Question

A company policy requires that, for every 50 employees, there must be 3 supervisors. If there are 273 supervisors at the company, how many employees does the company have?

Answer 1

The company has 4550 employees. This was calculated using the ratio that for every 50 employees, there are 3 supervisors, and cross-multiplying to solve the proportion with the given number of supervisors.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a company policy stipulates that for every 50 employees, there must be 3 supervisors, and the company has 273 supervisors, we can calculate the number of employees by using a simple ratio. First, let's set up the proportion where 50 employees/3 supervisors equals number of employees/273 supervisors.

Next, we cross-multiply to solve for the number of employees:
50 employees * 273 supervisors = 3 supervisors * number of employees

We then divide both sides of the equation by 3 supervisors to isolate the number of employees:
(50 * 273) / 3 = number of employees
13650 / 3 = number of employees

Finally, we find that the number of employees is 4550. Hence, the company has 4550 employees.

Answer 2

273/3= then *50      I hope this helped