Question

40 percent of the teachers at a meeting are male.

Of the male teachers at the meeting, 20 percent
teach mathematics. Which of the following
could be the possible number of teachers at the
meeting?
(A) 60
(B) 64
(C) 72
(D) 75
(E) 80

Answer 1

D. 75

Explanation:

To find the possible number of teachers at the meeting, find which answer choice creates a whole number answer when calculating the 40% of teachers that are male and the 20% of them that teach math.

This number is answer choice D, 75.

40% of 75 is 30.

Of those 30 teachers, 20% of 30 is 6.

So, since each quantity is a whole number, this could be the possible number of teachers at the meeting.

The correct answer is D. 75