Question

Government regulations require that, for certain companies to receive federal grant money, 15% of the total number of employees must meet minority requirements. If a company employs 550 people, how many minority people should be employed to meet the minimum requirements?

Answer 1

To satisfy federal grant affirmative action requirements, a company with 550 employees must have at least 83 minority employees to make up the 15% minimum.

Step-by-step explanation:

To meet the minimum affirmative action requirements for federal grant money, a company needs to employ a certain percentage of minority employees. If the company employs 550 people and the requirement is that 15% of the total number of employees must meet minority requirements, we can calculate the number of minority employees needed as follows:

Number of minority employees = 15% of total employees

= 0.15 × 550

= 82.5

Since the number of people cannot be a fraction, the company should employ at least 83 minority employees to meet the minimum requirements.