Question

Damaris owns a small business and is hiring a staff of employees. Each full-time employee

will be paid a yearly salary of $32,000. Each part-time employee will be paid a yearly salary
of $15,000. Damaris has $245,000 allocated for employees' yearly salaries. If Damaris hires
5 part-time employees how many full-time employees can she afford to hire?

Answer 1

Answer: 5

Explanation:

5x15,000=75,000

245,000-75,000=170,000

170,000\32,000=5.3125

She's able to hire 5 part-time employees