A company policy requires that, for every 30 employees, there must be 3 supervisors. If there are 273 supervisors at the company, how many employees does the company have

a.$60.80
b.$129.64
c.$139.96
d.$69.60

Question

A company policy requires that, for every 30 employees, there must be 3 supervisors. If there are 273 supervisors at the company, how many employees does the company have 
                                                                             
a.$60.80
b.$129.64
c.$139.96
d.$69.60

texaschic101 · Answer

30/3 = x/273 ---( 30 employees to 3 supervisors = x employees to 273 supervisors)
this is a proportion, so we now cross multiply
3x = (273)(30)
3x = 8190
x = 8190/3
x = 2730

there are 2730 employees when there is 273 supervisors

texaschic101 · Answer

whats with the money answer choices ??

anonymous · Answer

sorry lol I put the other thing in so sorry