If 360 workers called in sick and 240 went to work, how many workers work at the company all together? Solve using fractions and multiplication or division.
Obviously the answer is 600 but how do I solve the problem using multiplication or division?
You would use ADDITION
No need for multiplication, division, or fractions in this case.
360+240=600
I am aware. However, my test says to ONLY use multiplication or division using fractions.
To solve this problem using multiplication or division, you can use the concept of fractions to represent the ratio of workers who called in sick to those who went to work.
Let's define the following fractions:
- Let's say x represents the total number of workers at the company.
- The fraction of workers who called in sick is 360/x.
- The fraction of workers who went to work is 240/x.
According to the given information, the sum of these two fractions should add up to 1, as it represents the whole group of workers:
360/x + 240/x = 1
To solve this equation using multiplication or division, you can multiply both sides of the equation by x:
(x * 360)/x + (x * 240)/x = x * 1
This simplifies to:
360 + 240 = x
Adding 360 and 240 gives us:
600 = x
Therefore, x represents the total number of workers at the company, which is 600.