A storeowner purchases 30 boxes of flash drives. Of those boxes, \frac{1}{5} are given to the employees, and the rest are placed on the shelves to be sold. Each employee receives \frac{2}{3} of a box. How many employees are there?

4 employees
9 employees
12 employees
15 employees

Question

A storeowner purchases 30 boxes of flash drives. Of those boxes, \frac{1}{5} are given to the employees, and the rest are placed on the shelves to be sold. Each employee receives \frac{2}{3} of a box. How many employees are there?

	4 employees
	 9 employees
	 12 employees
	 15 employees

texaschic101 · Answer

30 total boxes......1/5 are given to employees
1/5 * 30 = 6.....so 6 are given to employees.....leaving (30 - 6) = 24 on the shelf.

each employee receives 2/3 of a box..and remember, employees were given 6 boxes
2/3 * 6 = 12/3 = 4.....so there are 4 employees