Question

In a company hierarchy: begin{itemize
• 1 CEO at the top
• Below him are 2 senior managers
• Below them are some normal workers If the total number of people excluding the CEO is 14, and the lowest level has 8 workers, what fraction of the total workforce are normal workers?}

Hint:

When faced with word problems that seem to have contradictory numbers, don't assume the question is wrong immediately. Try to find a logical interpretation that reconciles all the given facts. In this case, the existence of an unmentioned intermediate layer of employees resolves the conflict. Always break down the problem into individual pieces of information and build the full picture step-by-step.

Answer 1