BTGmoderatorDC wrote:Out of a total of 1,000 employees at a certain corporation, 52 percent are female and 40 percent of these females work in research. If 60 percent of the total number of employees work in research, how many male employees do NOT work in research?
(A) 520
(B) 480
(C) 392
(D) 208
(E) 88
OA E
Source: Princeton Review
Given that 60 percent of the total number of employees (1,000) work in research, the number of employees working in research = 60% of 1,000 = 600
Thus, the number of employees who do not work in research = 1,000 - 600 = 400 ---(1)
Given that out of a total of 1,000 employees, 52 percent are female, the number of female employees = 52% of 1,000 = 520
Thus, the number of male employees = 1,000 - 520 = 480
Given that 40 percent of these females (520) work in research, the number of female employees who work in research = 40% of 520 = 208 ---(2)
From (1) and (2), we have the number of male employees who work in research = 600 - 208 = 392
Thus, the number of male employees who work in research = 480 - 392 = 88
The correct answer:
E
Hope this helps!
-Jay
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