Question

14) At a school 5/8 of the teachers are male

There are 72 teachers
work out how many teachers are female

Answer 1

45

Explanation:

72 ÷ 8 = 9. Every 9 teachers is
`(1)/(8)`. Since there are
`(5)/(8)`teachers that are male, 9 x 5 = 45 female teachers, which leaves 25 male as well

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Answer 2

If 5/8 of the teachers are males, there are 45 male teachers.

Subtract this value from 72 (i.e., find 3/8 of 72), and you will find that there are 27 female teachers.