Arithmetic percents

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Arithmetic percents

by datonman » Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:03 am
Of the 50 researchers in a workgroup, 40 percent will be assigned to Team A and the remaining 60 percent to Team B. However, 70 percent of the researchers prefer Team A and 30 percent prefer Team B. What is the lowest possible number of researchers who will NOT be assigned to the team they prefer?

(A) 15
(B) 17
(C) 20
(D) 25
(E) 30
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:13 am
You already posted this question here - https://www.beatthegmat.com/arithmetic-p ... 87637.html

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by Matt@VeritasPrep » Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:47 pm
And a good question it was! (I've been forced onto Team B many times myself.)