A store has a total of 108 full-time staff and part-time staff. There are three times as many full-time staff as part-time staff. How many of the staff are in each category? (Show work pls)

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Answered on Sun Feb 27 2022

Let the part-time staff be x

then, full-time staff be 3x

Total staff = 108

Then, x + 3x = 108

4x = 108

Dividing both sides by 4, we get

4x/4 = 108/4

x = 27

Then, full-time staff = 3x

= 3*27

= 81

So, the part-time and full-time staff are 27 and 81 respectively.