Question

2. In a certain company, the senior employees have an average of 16 years of work experience and the junior employees have an average of 4 years of work experience. If the average number of years of experience for all the senior and junior members is 7 years, then what is the ratio of senior members to junior members at the company

Answer 1

The ratio of senior members to junior members at the company is 1 : 3

Explanation:

The given average number of years of experience of the senior employees, x = 16 years

The given average number of years of experience of the junior employees, y = 7 years

Let a represent the number of senior employees in the company, and let b represent the number of junior workers in the company, we have;

(16·a + 4·b)/(a + b) = 7

∴ (16·a + 4·b) = (a + b) × 7 = 7·a + 7·b

16·a - 7·a = 7·b - 4·b

9·a = 3·b

a/b = 3/9 = 1/3

a/b = 1/3

The above equation, expressed as a ratio is, a : b = 1 : 3

Therefore;

The ratio of senior members to junior members at the company, a : b = 1 : 3.