Question

In a retail store with 36 employees, 29 work with customers, 11 work in the

warehouse, and 4 do neither. How many employees both work with customers and
work in the warehouse?

Answer 1

Answer: 8 employees doing both jobs.

Explanation:

If 4 do neither, we can subtract this from the total number of employees. This will give us the employees that work with customers, the warehouse, or both.

36 - 4 = 32 employees

Next, we need to find how many do both. We can add 29 and 11 together to find the total number of jobs worked in these sections (this will include employees doing both jobs).

29 + 11 = 40 employees

Lastly, we will subtract the total number of employees working in these sections from the number above to find how many are doing both jobs.

40 - 32 = 8 employees doing both jobs.