Office Workers

Office Workers

Postby nycmath » Thu Oct 08, 2026 6:04 pm

In a certain office with 1,800 employees, one sixth of the employees work in the accounting department. Of the employees who work in the accounting department, 5% are interns. What fraction of the office workers are accounting interns?

A. 1/360
B. 1/180
C. 1/20
D. 1/120
E. 1/100
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Re: Office Workers

Postby Eigenvalue » Thu Oct 08, 2026 8:25 pm

1800*[tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex]*5%
=1800*[tex]\frac{5}{6*100}[/tex]
=1800*[tex]\frac{1}{120}[/tex]
=15
[tex]\frac{1}{120}[/tex], or 15 people are accounting interns

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