Answer:
48 assistants
Step-by-step explanation:
If 1 executive has an average of 1.5 assistants, let x represent the number of assistants that are employed if there are 32 executives in the office.
Thus:
1.5 assistants to 1 executive = x assistants to 32 executives
1.5 : 1 = x : 32
[tex] \frac{1.5}{1} = \frac{x}{32} [/tex]
Cross multiply
[tex] 1.5*32 = x*1 [/tex]
[tex] 48 = x [/tex]
Therefore, 48 assistants were employed in the office.
