Question

Ifa company hired an additional 12 employees, and every employee needed a phone, it would require 8 more phones. How many phornes does the company have available now?

A) the number of employees hired
B) the money required to purchase phones
C) the number of phones available

Answer 1

The company currently has enough phones for all present employees plus 4 extra phones, as hiring 12 more employees would require 8 additional phones.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of phones available now, we need to understand the information given which indicates a relationship between the number of phones needed and the number of employees hired. If hiring 12 additional employees requires 8 more phones, we can conclude that the company currently has a number of phones that is sufficient for the existing employees but would be 4 phones short for the 12 additional employees since 8 phones are needed, not 12. Therefore, the company must have enough phones for the current employees plus 4 extra phones. Without knowing the number of current employees, we cannot calculate the exact number of phones. However, the question focuses on understanding the implications of the additional hiring on phone requirements for the business operation.