What is the number of female employees in Company X ?
(1) If Company X were to hire 14 more people and all of these people were females, the ratio of the number of male employees to the number of female employees would then be 16 to 9.
(2) Company X has 105 more male employees than female employees.
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(1) A ratio of 16/9 can be achieved with a lot of number combinations, it´s usells info to reacho a number for female employees
(2) Is only a comparation, so it can´t be used to get an absolute value.
Using the info from (1) and (2) we can construct the following equation:
(x+105)/x=16/9, that will eventually give x=169, so there are 169 female employees in X.
C is the answer
(2) Is only a comparation, so it can´t be used to get an absolute value.
Using the info from (1) and (2) we can construct the following equation:
(x+105)/x=16/9, that will eventually give x=169, so there are 169 female employees in X.
C is the answer
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m->males
f->females
Stmt I
m / f+14 = 16/9
9m = 16f + 16*14
INSUFF (2 variables i equation)
Stmt I
m = f+105
m and f could take on multiple values satisfying this condition
INSUFF
Together
9m = 16f + 16*14 (1)
m = f+105 (2)
Substitute m from (2) in (1) and it can be solved
SUFF
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f->females
Stmt I
m / f+14 = 16/9
9m = 16f + 16*14
INSUFF (2 variables i equation)
Stmt I
m = f+105
m and f could take on multiple values satisfying this condition
INSUFF
Together
9m = 16f + 16*14 (1)
m = f+105 (2)
Substitute m from (2) in (1) and it can be solved
SUFF
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IMO C
Male/ female+ 14 = 16/9 --- from first
Male - Female = 105 ----- from second
Solve both the equations:
Male/ female+ 14 = 16/9 --- from first
Male - Female = 105 ----- from second
Solve both the equations:
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