Answer
(a) Quantitative. Ratio.
(b) Quantitative. Interval.
Work Step by Step
A. The number of employees are numerical measurements. A ratio of two data values can be formed, so it makes sense to say that 40 employees are twice as many as 20 employees.
B. The grade point averages are numerical measurements. Data can be ordered and meaningful differences can be calculated, but it does not make sense to say that a person with a 3.8 GPA is twice as smart as a person with a 1.9 GPA.