Answer:
48 assistants
Explanation:
If 1 executive has an average of 1.5 assistants, let x represent the number of assistants that are employed if there are 32 executives in the office.
Thus:
1.5 assistants to 1 executive = x assistants to 32 executives
1.5 : 1 = x : 32

Cross multiply


Therefore, 48 assistants were employed in the office.