Final answer:
To find the number of part-time employees, use the fact that 20% of the employees are part-time. Set up an equation to find the total number of employees and solve for x. Round up the value of x to the nearest whole number to get the total number of employees.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the number of part-time employees, we use the fact that 20% of the employees are part-time. Let's assume the total number of employees is x. So, the number of part-time employees is 0.2x.
Given that there are 33 more full-time employees than part-time employees, we can set up an equation: x - 0.2x = 33.
Simplifying the equation gives us 0.8x = 33. Dividing both sides by 0.8, we find that x = 41.25. Since we can't have a fraction of an employee, we round x up to the nearest whole number, which is 42. Therefore, there are 42 employees in total.